1989 85HP FORCE FUEL PROBLEMS

[Jiggz]

If it idles fine in reverse, it means your idle speed is too low. Idle speed setting should be between 800-1200 rpm in neutral or around 750~800 in gear. You might want to check the fuel air mixture screws (usually around 1~ 1 1/4 turn out from seated).

 

[KRISFLORES94]

I will check that but why would it idle in reverse but not forward?

 

[KRISFLORES94]

so I found that my lower carb choke was stuck half closed would this cause this?

 

[Jiggz]

so I found that my lower carb choke was stuck half closed would this cause this?

Believe it or not but the design of the prop is to carry way more load in forward than in reverse. And yes, one carb providing too rich of fuel mix will not fire properly and probably fouled the plug already which can cause low idle speed.

 

[KRISFLORES94]

Well the starter grenaded itself so I'm going to have to get a new one before I can do anything else

 

[Jiggz]

I guess this Father's Day weekend is not going to be a boating weekend.

 

[KRISFLORES94]

well i took my dad fishing yesterday and thats when I started having the idle in gear problems just used the trolling motor. And today I took my father inlaw and thats when the starter said no more but used the trollong motor again caught a total of 4 fish so it wasnt to bad

 

[Jiggz]

Hey, that's still a good boating weekend!

 

[Simple_Man]

Better than mine, I found out I have a tank full of WATER UGH

 

[KRISFLORES94]

that sucks good luck with that if you have a built in tank like mine its 24 gals