Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

[wburress]

Hi I got a Gamefisher 15 hp model number 225.581508 S/N OE 141896. Wondering how to determine the year and what the part number is for a impeller kit, thermostat and fuel pump kit. Anyone know if this is electronic ignition or points? Also what is the equivlent Force model number? Thanks in advance for any replies

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

Probably mid 90'S The older Force's used a different serial# The mercury guys started with their numbers in the mid 90's #OE141896 is a Mercury serial#.
Probably an electronic ignition.Pics of the motor?
Pics of the lower and the cover and the motor all the way around.
819550 is the thermostat part# It was used from 84 through 98

 

[wburress]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

Found out it is a 1996 motor thanks for the thermostat number. Got the fuel pump and carb kit numbers. I still need the impeller kit number.

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

The parts diagrams all say it's an NLA or obsolete.
Aftermarket,Sierra part #18-8903

 

[wburress]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

OK I got the impeller , thermostat, fuel pump kit and carb kit. Going out to the garage now. Hopefully I'll have this thing running in a few hours.

 

[wburress]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

OK I got the impeller , thermostat, fuel pump kit and carb kit. Going out to the garage now. Hopefully I'll have this thing running in a few hours.

Rebuilt the carb, fuel pump, put in the thermostat and impeller. I got some fresh gas and Wally mart 2 cycle oil. (I'll get better oil after I find out if this things runs) Prime, choke pull, pull, start. Smoked like crazy for the first five minutes I previously fogged the cylinders. After that it settled down to the normal 50:1 smoke. Anyone ever try the Amsoil Sabre at 100:1 on older outboards?

 

[brim_buster]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

Hurry up and sell it before it leaves you stranded on the lake or river. Put it on craigslist FAST....

 

[wburress]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

Hurry up and sell it before it leaves you stranded on the lake or river. Put it on craigslist FAST....

Its amazing how many people slam motors made by Force. Its also amazing how many of these 20 to 30 year old motors still run. I sold my boat with a Merc 125 to help pay for my daughters college. I wanted to get out fishing again so I bought a 14 foot jon and this motor for $500. It runs great and if I get 3 or 4 years use out of it its worth it to me. Are you familiar with the term dumoss

 

[fishrdan]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

I bet your 96' has electronic ignition, BIM coils. BIM coils are NLA, but I've heard Standard Magneto out of Chicago can make replacements. When I had a BIM coil die, I converted over to the CDI ignition, (instead of replacing 1 bad BIM coil and waiting for the other to die...) 2 BIM coils are about the same price of the CDI upgrade.

Hurry up and sell it before it leaves you stranded on the lake or river. Put it on craigslist FAST....

BAH!!!

I've had a 89 Gamefisher (Force) 7.5HP outboard for 5-6 years and it's been great. (Same thing as the 15HP, just de-tuned.) The only issue I had with it was one of the BIM coils died and it put a damper on 1 trip. The outboard still ran, just at 1/2 power. It's never left me stranded,,,,, except for the last trip where I forgot to fill up on gas and ran out of fuel :facepalm: Trolled back to the marine on the electric. Other than that it's just been normal maintenance, fuel pump rebuild, plugs, impellers, gas and oil.

 

[wburress]

Re: Gamefisher 15 hp impeller and thermostat

I bet your 96' has electronic ignition, BIM coils. BIM coils are NLA, but I've heard Standard Magneto out of Chicago can make replacements. When I had a BIM coil die, I converted over to the CDI ignition, (instead of replacing 1 bad BIM coil and waiting for the other to die...) 2 BIM coils are about the same price of the CDI upgrade.



BAH!!!

I've had a 89 Gamefisher (Force) 7.5HP outboard for 5-6 years and it's been great. (Same thing as the 15HP, just de-tuned.) The only issue I had with it was one of the BIM coils died and it put a damper on 1 trip. The outboard still ran, just at 1/2 power. It's never left me stranded,,,,, except for the last trip where I forgot to fill up on gas and ran out of fuel :facepalm: Trolled back to the marine on the electric. Other than that it's just been normal maintenance, fuel pump rebuild, plugs, impellers, gas and oil.

Thanks for the info. I'll look into the CDI. I've owned several 2 strokes and they're hard to kill. I expect this one to be the same.