Hey all. Have this 95 force 70 that I bought this spring as a project/fun motor. Cold starts, idles and runs pretty darn well, except perhaps hot restarts, where its a little finicky. Had it out several times this year, and found that it devours gas. If I ran at 3/4 throttle, it used about 6 gallons of fuel in under 1 hour! Ive read on here about the 7gph rule of thumb, but I think this motor would chew 7 gallons very quickly at WOT. I did recheck compression just now and is 90-100-100. Do you think that this motors near worn out state is the reason that it burns extra fuel?
Im running it on a 16 ft four winns (1100 lbs), and sadly I have no tach yet. It runs about 31mph at wot. Running 115/8 x 11 prop.
I am sort of looking for an excuse to tear into this powerhead, but I suppose I probably wont if you dont think the low compression is the most likely contributor.
Thanks alot.
Im running it on a 16 ft four winns (1100 lbs), and sadly I have no tach yet. It runs about 31mph at wot. Running 115/8 x 11 prop.
I am sort of looking for an excuse to tear into this powerhead, but I suppose I probably wont if you dont think the low compression is the most likely contributor.
Thanks alot.