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  1. FingerLaker

    Intermittent fuel issue and Ventilation

    OH! That's good to know. Thanks so much again, Alldodge!!
  2. FingerLaker

    Intermittent fuel issue and Ventilation

    Hey, this is great, alldodge! Thanks again. Actually, mine has the cowl and is located on the opposite side of the outdrive but on the high side. this is very helpful, but I'll also check to see if the Maxum manual has any tips about where the tank side would be so I can try some compressed...
  3. FingerLaker

    Intermittent fuel issue and Ventilation

    OH, wow, thanks, alldodge..! Didn't know you could do that... I'll have to look up some diagrams to see where that connection even is.. I've never done anything with the tank. Replaced my blower is the furthest down in there I've been.. Thanks for your quick reply.
  4. FingerLaker

    Intermittent fuel issue and Ventilation

    Hi all, my 89' Maxum with a 3.0 Mercruiser, that I use not nearly enough (the source of most problems, likely) has run fine for me in my third year with it (previous owner was the town mechanic!), but occasionally, with no consistency, except possibly after a long run time before incidence, just...
  5. FingerLaker

    Force 50 (1988) comes out of water in reverse

    Yeah, I'm with Poorman, with my 85 the parts are fine, but we do mostly fishing and the full pull-out of the bracket every launch got to be a drag when sometimes we are only under power for a short while, so we as a norm leave the bracket fully in place, and just pull it out from trailiering...
  6. FingerLaker

    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    Thanks, Jerry, yeah I think I am going to have to put it in after all for peace of mind, even though it seems OK for the moment... I'd love to have a tutorial done by you guys sometime to show us how you find part #'s for smaller items- the spring was on the one leg chart I had, but no number...
  7. FingerLaker

    1996 FORCE 75hp cowl LOWER SEAL replacement??

    SurfsalterPath, if the exhaust channel is indeed your problem, and you'll be working on reconstructing that, you might want to follow my string about the melted insert in my boot, that the guys have helped me solve and some parts suggestions there... I had a water inlet problem, not an exhaust...
  8. FingerLaker

    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    Update, for SurfsalterPath, and anyone else following. I replaced the plastic 'insert' that Jerry helped me find, but the spring is elusive. No sign of the original inside there. So, I created a nice gasket type seal with Permatex high temp, and let it dry fully. At startup, its was still...
  9. FingerLaker

    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    Thanks, Puffitu, I'd love one, will do!!
  10. FingerLaker

    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    Jerry, LOL, well, I sure owe ya a tall one next time I'm in FLA. I arrived and its in perfects shape, too. No spring, though so Ill make use of some RTV Blue gasket maker to seal it up and make sure its stays in place. Thanks again!!
  11. FingerLaker

    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    Wow! Thanks again Jerry and Nordin, I can't believe how you guys find these things.. I thought I was pretty good at finding household stuff on ebay, but then I got a boat..! lol, thanks again!
  12. FingerLaker

    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    Thanks, Admiral, that's helpful about the spring, which is long gone, of course... It must have held as long as it wasnt moved, but I think all in all its good to have unblocked the obstruction. In any case, I think I have no hope to find a replacement for that ring, so I think I'll have to...
  13. FingerLaker

    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    For anyones that's interested, I solved the mystery pre-water this year on the blockage issue in my water exhaust ports I posted about last year; I would have preferred to update that post, but I can't see to find it. Last spring, I could see and feel some blockage in my ports, but had a pretty...
  14. FingerLaker

    How fast is 85 force outboard

    Yeah, I've got the Capri with the original 85, and I was already getting 30-35 with 3 sometimes 4 people on the Potomac river. With a ding-ed up prop from this damn soupy river to boot! And, I'll keep you posted this season, as in my post last week, I discovered at season's end that my...
  15. FingerLaker

    120 force bayliner Capri

    Have you tried watching your safety/kill switch on your throttle cable as you lower the motor? Some binding occuring when it lowers could be causing the switch to open, which is fine in a raised position. I don't have this problem, but mine does have to be in 'just' the right sweet spot to...
  16. FingerLaker

    Throttle cable maintenance and adjust basics? Force 85 H.P. or other..

    Thanks so much to both of you, and glad to hear that you're both well! I will check out the videos, I thought there must be some older string about this, but too new to know how to find things in the forum well. I seem close then, last year I did 1 and 2 only (cam pickup and idle screw), so...
  17. FingerLaker

    Throttle cable maintenance and adjust basics? Force 85 H.P. or other..

    Hello, all, and Happy Spring, most of you are likely in the water already... Thanks again for all the help on my easy issue last year with my '87 Force 85 HP, a basic idle adjust using the idle screw took me through the whole season with no stalling at shift. At the end of the season, it did it...
  18. FingerLaker

    Grease fitting sizes

    HI again all, yet another newbie question: As I come to the end of my first year boating, I really want to hit all the lubrication spots on my Force 85 and the Clymer has nice close-ups of all the fittings. BUT: my standard automotive grease gun I use for all-round stuff is too large by just a...
  19. FingerLaker

    Parts for Suzuki Trolling motors?

    Asking for a friend... really! Or, at least my son's friend's dad, who is looking to find parts for a DT-8, possibly late 80's, for a older Tracker they have restored as a summer project. Dont know for sure the year. Do any of you Suzuki/fishing folks have some great go-to places for rare...
  20. FingerLaker

    Mercur/Force props pre-exhaust through hubs (pre-89)

    Hi all, I've got an 87 Force 85 in just my second year with it, and need to replace the prop it came with. I've got the original the guy threw in, and neither have a part # that make any sense in searches I am doing. I find few options with a part # I don't find anywhere on mine, its # 072108...
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