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    Gear oil

    I have 1986 Force 125 OB. End of this summer while driving engine, it just stopped like it ran out of gas. Come to find out, the gear oil lower leg must have leaked out through a seal that gave out. After I refilled the oil, she won't start, won't even turn. How screwed am I? Did the gears...
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    OB purchase advice

    Hi, ? I am considering purchasing a used OB Merc. 8hp, 1999. ? I'm told by the owner it was purchased new in 1999 for $1,400.00. Used first season only. They are asking for around $1,000.00. ? NADA estimates it's worth $500.00. ? My gut tells me an engine sitting unused for at least 7 years...
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    Gear drain screw/frozen in/tap/replacement

    Hi, I have a 1986 125HP Force OB. She still runs like a kitten. However, the gear oil drain screw at the bottom of the leg is frozen in. Previous owner jammed in a hex head screw that's stripped. I plan to drill out the screw, tap new threads, and put in a new drain screw. I'm going to need a...
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    On buying a used Merc 175hp OB...

    Hi, I may have to retire my 1986 125hp Force OB this season due to gear issues. I have my eye on a 2001 Merc 175hp EFI OB. The "average retail" on NADA is $5,285. It's selling for $5,999 ($614 difference). What are the things I should be looking out for and asking when I talk to the dealer...
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    Force bucking

    Hi, This month on the day I took my 18' fresh water ski boat out of the water, the 1986 Force 125 HP OB on it started to buck in forward after I turned her over. (No pun intended.) It didn't do it in reverse. Because of the bucking force, I didn't go more that a crawl. To much of the bucking...
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    Trim/Tilt - goes down BUT not up

    Hi, Have a Force 125 HP 1986 - wife wants out of driveway. I have to put in water tomorrow. Slow start to season as I re-carpted. Trim/tilt worked up and down to put engine leg in water barrel. She started up fine after a whole winter outside. BUT trim/tilt wouldn't go up after I shut the engine...
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    Stuck gear oil drain screw on lower leg

    Hi.<br />I've had this 1986 Force 125 hp OB engine for 4 years. <br />The lower gear oil drain screw is frozen. I've never drained it.<br />It's a female type hex nut/screw - threads on the outside and a hex wrench hole in middle.<br />What can I do?<br />Heat it with a flame? Tap and Die?<br...
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    plugs & cables 1986 125HP?

    I have a 1986 125HP OB.<br />I want to change spark plugs from the exisitng surface discharge type to a standard type plug. I understand the performace would be improved. <br />What would be the new plug number and what gap should it be?<br />Also, I would like to replace the spark plug cables...
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