Re: FORCE 15 HP Questions
You should be able to touch the head without burning yourself, and I forgot to mention, there is a tiny inline filter on the intake side of the fuel pump also...very tiny...you remove the hose fitting to ge it out. The 15 HP spins up 6,000 RPM to put out its 15 hp. This particular model years ago when Chrysler owned them also had electric start and a generator/alternator mounted on the top of the cowel driven by direct drive of the flywheel. Force or Mercury modified the motor with MUCH better rope starting setup that actually mounted on the top of the flywheel instead of being gear driven from below the flywheel. I bought mine from a Sears that had a woman running the sporting goods dept that didn't know what she was doing. I bought TWO outboards, 9.9 HP and the 15 HP NEW IN THE BOX. $200.00(list $1,495.00) for the 9.9 cause the top cowl was scrached and $750.00(list $1,795.00) for the 15 HP WITH full warranty!!!!! Sold the 9.9 HP rite away for $1,000.00 to pay for the whole works. Both motors were gifts on a charge card from a wives to husbands. The husbands did not want the motors, so Sears liberal return policy, took them back never run.....and I checked them...never had gas in them. Any way, once in a lifetime deal, gave the 15 HP to my son.
