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    Carb adjustment

    Just got my boat back from mechanic and it is running pretty good. I did not want to pay $125 to have them do lake test and make any adjustments. he said i may need to make some small adjustments. I had a problem today with it dying on me. It is coughing some while idling. Then i had it do...
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    choke plate adjustment & solenoid 85hp force 1989

    got boat back from shop. Mechanic told me that he was not able to get the choke plate on the top carb to close fully but the bottom 2 close all the way. He told me adjustment is tricky on this motor. How do i fix this? I looked in manual for choke adjustments. It talks about the air horn on the...
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    Picture of bad fuel pump diaphram

    I just thought that this would be good for people like me who are just learning for what to look for. I have circled in red where there is a hole in it and it is also very easy to see the threads showing from the cracking. This came off my fuel pump. I know for sure it had been in there for more...
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    Help feul pump removal & install (now will not start)

    I started to disconnect the fuel pump to put new gaskets and diaphgram on and I could not get the hose connected to the pump off the fitting, it has a metal clamp that holds the hose in place, it is the hose that is next to the sediment bowl and screen that goes to the pump. Is there some sort...
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    compression check

    Can I do compression check without the motor on the muffs?
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    What to look for if compression is low

    I had the carbs fully cleaned and serviced. THe mechanic told me that the bottom cylinder was not getting any gas and that my carbs were really getting clogged up. He said that after he cleaned them the compression was 135 on 2 top cylinders and 80 on bottom cyclinder. He said he thought that...
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    what clymer manual to buy

    I have a 1989 Force/Chrysler 85HP outboard. I have searhed the internet for a clymer manual and everyone I have seen stops at the year 1998 for force/chrysler engines. Is there one for 1989 or am i supposed to just buy the ones that say just Force? I do not want to buy the wrong manual. I do not...
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    What fuel pump kit to buy?

    I would like to order diaphram and gasket for 85hp Force/Chrysler 1989 motor. I am going to have to buy online but am having a hard time knowing what to buy because they want model #'s and stuff like that. Can anybody help me out here with part number i would need for this motor or feul pump...
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    How to check fuel pump

    I am wanting to check and see if diaphragm on my fuel pump needs to be replaced. What do I look for in order to know whether it is bad or good. Before I got my boat it had been sitting for 5 years. I have some issues of it dying when i slow down and also when i slow down to put into neutral. I...
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    what handheld tachometer to buy?

    I need to be able to test rpms on my boat but would rather not install one in my boat. What should i look for, what brand and where could i get?
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    Is this a problem?(throttle linkage)

    If you look at the gray connector that goes over the ball joint it has a crack the other one has a crack in middle too. Is this supposed to be this way so there is some give or do i need to replace. I really do not want to get stuck out on the lake and this part is fairly inexpensive.
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    Problem with reving up 85hp force 1989

    When I press the handle forward on my boat to sit and warm it up, i am not able to get it to rev up a little to warm up. I was told that it could be a cable in the control box is there anything else that will cause this. Also, it seems like the motor is not idling up enough when in neutral...
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    What kind of grease to buy?

    I need to lube the bendix on my motor and some other things. What do I buy? I have a 1989 US marine force 85HP.
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    What prop to buy?

    I have a 1989 Us marine force 85Hp motor. THe prop is in really bad condition. How do i find out what prop to buy or what is best prop to put on?
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    tilt trim oil leak

    I noticed yesterday that there was alot of oil on the outside of the tilt/trim reservoir. It was on the side towards the bottom, i am wondering if it is coming from the hole on side where you fill it. I have a problem with the motor bleeding down, it seems to impove sometimes but others it...
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    No power

    I was out in boat yesterday and first the radio stopped working and then the boat just died, then had no power would not turn over at all and also the boat lights would not work, the trim motor worked and the fishifinder worked because it is directly hooked up to battery. My father called the...
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    boat running rough and dieing at low speed

    My boat drives fine unitl i slow down to 10 miles or less then it runs rough and will eventually die. When i go to start boat i cannot get it to rev up so i can warm it up, i do not want to rev up real high just enough to get it going really good. Also, after i start the boat and give it some...
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    How many miles per gallon force 1989 85HP

    I have a Force US Marine 1989 85hp motor, does anybody know approximately how many miles per gallon this motor gets, boat is 500lbs? I am trying to figure out how big of a topside fuel tank to buy.
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    To flush fuel tank or bypass?

    I have a boat that had been sitting for five years 89 force. Pumped old gas out. There is orange grit coming from gas. Put a second filter with glass on it so could see what is going on and it gets fulll of the orange grit. Should I flush the tank or just buy another and by pass old tank...
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    Bilge pump question

    I got a boat last year and when took to mechanic to look over he said bilge pump was out. He put new one in. When I got the boat, at first it would not even come one but next day when mechanic came out it came on. So I go out for awhile, come back in a turn the pump on, i could hear it come on...
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