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    Force 50, how large/what type battery should i need

    I have a 700 CCA deep cycle marine gel cell that will not turn the engine over.<br /><br />I have a 900 CCA optima spiral cell AGM that will barly turn it over only once.<br /><br />Both these batteries should be powerful enough to turn the outboard, right? Is it just that they are deep cycle...
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    i reversed the batt terminals on Force 50, now what?

    Engine: Force 50<br />Year: 1987<br />Model: 507X7C<br />Serial: 1251<br /><br />Yes i know its stupid, what damage have i done? Im going out with the seloc manual and an ohm meter to start testing things. I wanted to see if there is an order i should check, im sure people do this all the time...
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    Seloc is garbage, teach to find part #'s please

    Seloc manual is a waste of money, half the operations dont have my kind of engine, Force 50, and there is no specific information like part numbers, temperatures, compression.<br /><br />Will someone please explain how i find parts for a specific engine on iboats.com<br /><br />I am searching...
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    Force 50 conks out as thottle increases

    Engine: Force 50<br />Year: 1987<br />Model: 507X7C<br />Serial: 1251<br /><br />Given Variables:<br />1.) the water pump assembly was new<br />2.) engine ran normal @ start of last season in all throttle positions<br />3.) all foot seals were replaced when i got engine<br />4.) engine did not...
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    Force 50 conks out as thottle increases

    Year: 1987<br />Model: 507X7C<br />Serial: 1251<br /><br />Given Variables:<br />1.) the water pump assembly was new<br />2.) engine ran normal @ start of last season
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