Re: 1985 force 125 hood swap
1985 is white and 1989 is black, right?
As long as you swap both halves, they are totally interchangeable. Nothing with the exception of trim relays, if you have them, is attached to the lower pan. However, I goes without saying that you must remove control cables and wiring.
The main problem you will have is getting the lower pan off over the engine. You may need to remove a couple of components like the carbs, starter, and electronics mounting board. Oh, yeah: I forgot. The starter solenoid must be removed sometimes its bolts hold the pan. All the pan bolts are 7/16 heads. Six in the back, (four on some Forces with the plastic rear shroud) and I think six in the front
You will also notice that the black hood is a bit larger in the front. If your splash well is small you may have interference problems. Example: I put a water separator in my splaswell. With a white Chrysler, I have plenty of clearance. With a black Force, since it is so much wider in the front, at full tilt it will hit the separator if the engine is turned a bit.
