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    Best gas to use..

    I was wondering what is the best gas to use for my 1988 125 force? Should I use a higher octane or is 87 octane okay? I've ran about 10-11 gallons of 87 octane already but was curious as too what was best since i'll be filling it up for the weekend. Thanks, Joshua
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    Did a decarb...

    Couple of questions, I was working on a decarb per the instructions in the FAQ post. First, the reason for doing this was i'm having problems with the engine stalling with the cover on at idle. The idle relief bellow is fine already took it off and inspected and checked the gasket that is near...
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    Manual tilt

    Frank A. I saw in a post where you had a picture or diagram of a manual tilt. Could you e-mail that pic to me? Don't have the money to buy a trim/tilt motor and mine is beyond repair. Plus, I hate trying to hold the motor up and try to slide the brace in to hold the motor up while loading and...
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    Missing bolt...

    I have a 1988 force 125 and when I pulled the lower unit to change the impeller and some seals when I noticed there was a missing bolt in the lower unit. It is the hidden bolt up under the exhaust snout. I've been having problems with exhaust coming back up into the engine compartment and...
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    Still dumbfounded on 125 force

    I have a 1988 125 force on a 1988 bayliner 1800 cobra that I just bought this year. I am still in the learning process of outboard motors or well boats in general. I got it out on the lake a few weeks ago and could only run with the cover off, I put the cover on and it would die. If I got the...
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    Weight of the lower unit?

    I have a 1988 force 125 that I need to change a few things out on. I'm going to put a new exhaust seal in it and while it's out go ahead and change the impeller also. Since i've never done this (just using the instructions in the sticky), how heavy is the lower unit? I'm pretty much working...
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    Got it in the water!!!!

    Finally got the boat in the water today. The main problem I had was I couldn't run the boat with the cover on. It was like it chokeing itself, removed the cover and it would do fine. It did seem to be a little sluggish on the throttle up though. Plus, I went through about 8 gallons in around...
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    Trim/tilt motor tear down???

    Okay, this is from a '88 force 125. When I go to run it up or down it will trip the circuit breaker. It's not hard to figure out why just from looking at it though. How do I seperate the motor from the pump? I was going to tear it apart and see how bad it is inside but can't figure out how...
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    Relays on tilt/trim

    First, I have an '88 force 125 that the tilt/trim isn't working on. Not even sure if the motor is operable. The gent who owned it before me said it worked off/on so he drained the fluid and disconnected the wires so he could just manually lift the motor at the end of the day. I mainly want to...
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    spark plugs and trim/tilt???

    First, simple question, what plugs are recommend champion or NGK. Secondly, the trim/tilt has been disconnected and fluid drained. I looked in the book and it showed two relays, one with a black wire and one with a red wire. I hooked up those two wires where it said on the schematic. Now...
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    Rubbing compound

    I bought a 1988 bayliner cobra and it has some oxidation on the metal flake paint. What is a good rubbing compound, polish, wax to restore the shine? Just curious as to what people are using. Thanks
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    Before it hits the water

    I just purchased a boat with a 1988 125 Force. I was wondering how can I make sure it will run properly before I put it in the water in a couple months? I know I have to hook water up to the motor just not sure of how to do this. I'm new to the boating world and just want to make sure it will...
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    125 Force oil

    I just recently bought a 1988 bayliner cobra with a 125 Force motor. My question is what is the best oil to mix with the fuel for this motor? I know this is a loaded question and everyones opnion will be differnt just curious as to what most ppl are using. This is the first 2 cycle engine...
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    Gas tank

    I just bought a 1988 bayliner cobra with a 125 force outboard. Since the motor is a 2 cycle I have to mix it at a 50:1 ratio. Does anyone know what size tank was put in this model boat? Granted this is hoping know one has swapped gas tanks. I know the best thing to do first fill up is mix...
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    Before I buy

    I'm looking at a '77 viking deck boat with a 175 mercrusier. I noticed when I turned the prop around there was a little oil on the bottom side. Is this something I should be concerned with? On a scale of 1 to 10 how difficult is it to replace the seals in the lower unit? What else should I...
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