Re: Choke on 86 50 HP Force
Hi BenYSC! I have an 87 FOrce 50 HP that I just finished rigging up with a small fishing boat. I have a post in here about all the stuff a friend of mine and I did to get this old thing going, and I hope you can maintain yours well and not have to go through all these tedious repairs. I am not an expert. There are several on this forum though! They might advise you to get a new impeller or water pump installed and a new fuel pump, and to change the lube in your lower unit. This is good advice for an older outboard. To answer your questions:<br /><br />1. The push in choke works as follows. Turn the ignition key clockwise one click to the "on" position, push in on the key, and while pushing in on the key, turn it clockwise again to the "start position." On my engine, the choke is either fully choked when using the key to activate the electronic choke solonoid, or fully open when not in use. FYI, I only need the choke when I first start it up for the day.<br /><br />2. I am assuming that you have a US Marine throttle control. That is what I have as well. Mine goes into gear the same way, and that is that there is that much travel(about 45 degrees or so) between "neutral" and "in gear." Make sure you "snap" it into gear swiftly, as easing it into gear slowly is hard on the gears in your lower unit. Mine goes into forward gear at around 10:30 on the clock dial and is at full throttle (WOT) at about 8:30 on the clock dial. Also, if you pull straight out on your shifter, and then push it forward, it will allow you to give your engine some gas during neutral idle. It will not go into WOT in neutral; there is a lock out on the throttle tower under the hood which prevents full throttle in neutral.<br /><br />Good luck!
