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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    Well, I guess not. I thank you very much.
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    Yep, it's bad. I ordered a new one. Thank you very very much. Can I send you a $ tip to your paypal?
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    Hey Jerry or anyone. I am strongly thinking of replacing the solenoid primer. It cost over $100 but if it fixes it, it's worth it. What do you think?
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    Does anyone know from the pictures above which gas line Jerry was talking about to pinch after it starts to see if the primer diaphragm is bad? Small black or discolored clear?
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    Well, I was told when I bought it that it was a 1996. Turns out after checking for myself, it is a 1998 Force 40hp
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    In the picture, you can see the big black fuel line go by, then a small discolored clear tube, which looks like it goes under the float bowl. Then a small black tube . Which small tube should I pinch off to check if it's the primer diaphragm? Thank you
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    I just got back from getting new plugs. They did not have the champions but they had the correct NGK plugs ( NGK BUZHW). They said they were definitely correct for my motor and were rated better than the champion QL78V plugs. SO I'll give them a try. Does anyone know the plug gap for the 96...
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    Seems like the plugs are the problem due to the change in motor operation. When I put in the wrong plugs the marina sold to me ( The NGK BR9HS), which are not the long (NGK BUZHW) that was wrongly recommended for my motor, it ran great 5-10 minutes until died, would not start back with those. I...
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    After further investigation, I think they sold me the wrong plugs. I am finding that the NGK BUZHW should be the correct spark plug for my motor? I am however seeing a longer thread on the NGK BUZHW that the Champion QL76V . Is that the problem? Is it that the spark plug was not deep enough?
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    1996 Force 40HP suddenly died, wont start.

    # days ago, at Lake Keowee,SC started right up and ran fine for about 5-10 minutes. Then it suddenly lost power. Moving the throttle only made a slight difference from idle. Started right up every time. (6-7 times) Well yesterday, I thought it must be spark plugs. I went to the marina and...
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