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    1988 125hp Force motor build

    Hey JerryJerry, See, I knew I got some great tips from you regarding the rebuild. I was just talking to you last week under the username SandersE. The moderators, especially Fun Times, was able to find my old account and re-activate it. Now, Finally after nearly 6 long years, I can finally get...
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    1988 125 hp Force rebuild

    The replacement cylinder block did not come with the crank shaft, so I ordered a new one from Boats.net. JeryJerry, I do remember your name as being one of the long time members of this forum who provided me with valuable input for me when I first started this project back in 2019. I would...
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    1988 125 hp Force rebuild

    Thank you. I will look at that more closely than I have to see what it has and will also look at my complete motor gasket kit.
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    1988 125 hp Force rebuild

    I do still have the old block, but the seals I had to order are the labrynth seals that are physically on the crank shaft between each of the lobes.
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    1988 125 hp Force rebuild

    I was with this group back in 2019 shortly after my Force motor overheated and shut down in the middle of Lake Erie. I posted pics of the number 3 cylinder walls being heavily scored and was told I needed to have the cylinders bored out to the next size, etc. After taking it all apart and having...
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    1988 125hp Force motor build

    After 4 months of learning how to tear down and check every part of this motor to make sure all is good, I am now ready to build it. I've had to replace the cylinder block and find new standard size pistons & rings, took a while to find them. I now have all the gasket surfaces clean and ready...
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    Mariner 30hp not pumping water

    A friend of mine bought a 16' boat with a Mercury Mariner 30AE, approximately 1980. Second time on the water it overheated, not pumping water. He pulled the lower end unit and installed a new impeller. Still not pumping. Is it possible the thermostat is no good or maybe water jacket plugged up...
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    125hp Force cylinder #3 repair

    I have a 1988 125hp Force motor that needs repair on the #3 cylinder, looks like fairly bad grooves at the bottom of the cylinder. First a little background so you know how I got to this point. While out on Lake Erie my boat motor overheated while on plain and died, haven't been able to start...
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    1988 125hp Force lower unit woes

    Hello fellow boating enthusiasts! I'm relatively new to the boating world. I bought this 1988 Bayliner Capri from my former boss who told me it's a great running boat. A couple days after I got it home he told me not to mix the Amsoil any leaner than 50-1 because he was mixing 100-1 and burned...
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    1988 125 HP Force lower unit woes

    I am in the process of installing a water pump kit on my force motor and figured I would look into why my reverse gear has a hiccup, as though there is a broken tooth on the reverse gear. Everything I've read about it tells me I should not need to pull the propeller shaft to inspect/replace the...
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