Force 507F7C One barrel - 2 Cylinder Water Intake leaks oil w/ motor laying on s

[inquizito]

Noticed a leak from the water intake after transporting engine on its side - never leaked standing straight up on its stand after winterized. I spoke with a Force mechanic today and he said get pressure + vacuum test to check for leakage location of seal - if it fails - get a new reseal kit for gear housing - same seal adjacent to water pump or different? - this is my first motor, and it is clean, but sat for a while-guess a seal dry rotted, being above the highest lubricant level perhaps w/ eingine upright? I suppose I should get the water pump reseal kit as well not knowing the history of the motor, so I have a maintenance reference point of what has been done - also new spark plugs of course- anything else you guys would suggest for preventive maintenance and general reliability / safety besides carburetor rebuild? I was given water pump reseal kit cost of $57.25 at 1.5 hrs. labor and gear housing reseal kit price of $15.70 at 1 hr. labor - carburetor rebuild hours for this 1-barrel carb. 2-piston engine of 2 hrs. - not sure what the carb kit should cost - Are these prices in the reasonable ballpark - fair?<br /><br />--------------------<br />Inquizito needs to know...

 

[steelespike]

Re: Force 507F7C One barrel - 2 Cylinder Water Intake leaks oil w/ motor laying

Re: Force 507F7C One barrel - 2 Cylinder Water Intake leaks oil w/ motor laying

Inquizito,Im not an expert but all seems within<br />reason.<br /> You may want to consider trading up to a name brand motor.Your Force is an orphan.<br />Mercury just announced they will no longer <br />support parts for Force.<br /> generic parts will be around for some time but<br /> some motor specific parts have allready started to dry up.

 

[inquizito]

Re: Force 507F7C One barrel - 2 Cylinder Water Intake leaks oil w/ motor laying

Re: Force 507F7C One barrel - 2 Cylinder Water Intake leaks oil w/ motor laying

Thanks for your response - always get a kick out of your signature line - manuals are essential-have the Chiltons or Haynes for all the cars I have, but what is a good brand for 1987 Force 50 - or do the dealers make the only ones worthwhile.<br /><br />Yes, sadly the case with the orphaned motor, but there are going to be aftermarket OEM suppliers who will pursue the market in the interest of monopolizing profits - I hope - it seems ou can always count on greed in America. If you have a Force motor, or know of anyone who may need anything for one, you will find most all them all at www.maxrules - including major engine components- they only deal in Chrysler-Force. And www.marinesuupermart.com has many parts, but maybe not as much Force. The local dealer may not have them though, and eventually the Force-knowledgeable technician will be a very scarce. Hopefully, good maintenance will keep me free of major expense and the need to find obsolete, unavailable parts. This is the first motor I have gotten, on my first boat...got the motor last Saturday, so I am having it gone over by our Force dealer here. Maybe it will serve me well.