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    Bet up by a 1998 120hp force

    I know it took awhile for my reed replacement. You guys were right again. It starts and idles like a real boat. Thank you Not sure if I need to start a new thread or not. But now, after the new reed rebuild If I throttle up to fast, it Boggs and will die. I've pushed chock right when it...
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    Bet up by a 1998 120hp force

    Thanks. What I can tell by reading other threads. I'm not to use any sealant on the reed plate or carb. Reeds flaps a thousand times a min. WOW! That seems destructive. How would anything hold up?? Anyways, are they carbon? Where did the missing ones go?
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    Bet up by a 1998 120hp force

    Thanks, Jiggs. One reed gone, and two others cracked up. One set of reeds has no light through it. The other seems to have the same amount of space ( gap) With light coming through. Does loose reeds cause them to break? Wonder if you can bend them back. What is the gap tolerance? E
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    Bet up by a 1998 120hp force

    I've ordered gaskets for carburetors and intake. I have an extra identical motor. How important is keeping reeds in the same place when I put them back? If I use used reeds off another motor, will that be ok? While I was out in the boat yesterday, I could fill the spark plugs hitting through my...
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    Bet up by a 1998 120hp force

    #1 110 #2 - 115 #3-105 #4- 110 It's has 2 carb.
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    Bet up by a 1998 120hp force

    I can't seem to isolate my spray bc starter in the way. Looking for an tip to pin point leak. Do Plugs look water washed ?
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    Bet up by a 1998 120hp force

    120 hp force missing on 1 and 3. Very clean plugs. I pulled the #1 and #3 wires off while running, and no change. They have sparked just from boot to plug. Swapped #1 and #2 coil. To see if the coils was doing its job. I sprayed starting fluid around the block while idling. It tries to die when...
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    89 model 120hp force from wot to start to bogging.

    Well I pinched off fuel line on motor side of primer. I'm not sure what for or what was suppose to happen. But I guess you know it died. So success.
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    89 model 120hp force from wot to start to bogging.

    1998 120 force I was ok with wot to start; I just was ready the idle it down after it started; it was dependable. Then I developed an air leak in the fuel line. Changed lines and clamps, new bubble, inline filters, water separator, and then the chock lines had a drip, so I soaked carbs in carb...
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