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    400 vs 800 - interchangeable?

    I have a broken 400 outdrive and an opportunity to pick up an 800 outdrive. I don't yet know what exactly is broken on the 400. Are there any parts that are interchangeable between the two? What parts are not interchangeable? Thanks!
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    Low Compression #2 Cylinder

    I checked the compression today on my 1995 90hp Force and I found: #1 - 125 psi #2 - 70 psi #3 - 130 psi As directed by my manual, I sprayed some fogging oil in the #2 cylinder and repeated the compression test. WITH the fogging oil the compression in the #2 cylinder was 120 psi. I also...
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    How much money has iboats saved you?

    My wife calls me iboats head. I brag to her (to defend myself) about how much money this board, along with my Seloc manual, has saved me. I can't put an exact number on it for a couple different reasons, but I've done a bunch of stuff to my boat due to help from this forum. Replaced transom -...
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    Promotion

    I got promoted from "Seaman" today. What a relief...
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    Will an idle adjustment fix it?

    I recently rebuilt the carbs on my 1995 90 hp force outboard. I also did a decarb for the first time. I have only run this boat one time this summer and that was before the carb rebuild and decarb. It ran fine. Before heading to the river, I started the motor a couple times on the muffs and...
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    Remove lower cowl Force '95 90hp

    I'm trying to track down a leak on the bottom port side of my motor (Force 1995 90hp) and it would be very helpful to be able to remove the bottom cowl. There are four bolts that go through the cowl into the mounts but I can't seem to find anymore bolts that would be holding this bottom cowl...
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    Fuel pump test '95 90HP

    I just rebuilt the carbs in my '95 90HP and I was seeing fuel drain from the bottom two carbs immediately after turning off the key. I was also seeing fuel drain from the top carb after the motor was off for about 10 seconds. I was wondering if I was having a problem with the fuel pump so I...
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    Jon boat floor only or full decks?

    I just picked up an '08 1648 jon boat with side console and I want to mod the boat but I'd like some opinions on whether to put full decks in this boat or simply put a floor in it. My initial plan was to spray rhino lining in the bottom for traction and sound proofing, but then when I got in...
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    Test Merc 25 HP Four Stroke Jet

    Hi Guys, I'm about to purchase a used boat with a 2008 Merc 25 HP four stroke jet motor. Being it is less than a year old and still under warranty, I was not concerned about hearing it run, however I'm starting to get that nagging feeling that I need to know that it runs okay. The weather...
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    Ruin Coil Ungrounded Plugs???

    I just replaced the stator on my 90 HP Force motor and I found a bad coil after the repair. The motor ran great before it died so I have a feeling I must have ruined the coil somehow during my seemingly endless testing of the electrical system. My question is: Can you ruin the coil if you...
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    1995 90HP Stator

    Hello All: 1995 Force 90 HP Motor quit running this weekend and I think I've got a bad stator. The stator is black and the part number is 398-8778A28. Test for charging coils failed for low speed resistance (no change on meter) but the high speed passed at 109 ohms. All ignition coils...
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    A Little Trailer Rust

    I was out the other day using some rubbing compound to remove oxidation on my boat and I didn't like the little rust spots on my white trailer. I decided to rub the rust spots a little bit with the rubbing compound and the rust came off a little bit. I then decided to use one of those green...
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    Check out this transom!

    Hello all. I noticed a crack on the top of my transom the other day and I started looking on the forum for information about whether my transom is in need of repair. I had also wondered why I was getting a brownish stain near my drain plug lately. I've looked at some repair options because I...
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    95 Force 90HP Carb Adjust Problems

    Hello all. I've been reading this forum for quite some time and finally decided to join after getting some good info on tachs and props. I had fuel leaking from the top carb due to a bad cork gasket. I removed all the carbs to gain access and I tore the top (leaking) carb down as far as I...
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