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    leaks

    I know this may be a vague question. but I have a water leak I cannot find any signs of externally. i have some gauges. from a roller that broke and scrapped the fiberglass. The odd thing is that until I get on the trailor and put it at a severe angle it doesnt get to the back of the boat. The...
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    tach update

    ok so I got a tach to work finally however it is showing around 1400 rpm at idle and is off while in forward or reverse. I have it set at 10p as I was told that is the setting for a 20 pole motor. my question is now, the back of the tach has a CAL. hole in it should i turn that to adjust the...
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    tell tale

    After reading all the posts on how to add a tell tale I decided to do so this afternoon. It took me longer to get the parts together then it did to actually put it in. I may add a second brass fitting at the bottom of the hose and tap the cowling to keep it nice and tidy looking back there. Here...
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    Tach settings

    Ok i have been searching for a while on here but ran out of lunch time to continue. I bought a new used tach today and it has a few different settings on it. What setting is it for the 20 pole tachs? I have a 10 6 and 4 setting on it. It is a rather old tach and the guy swears it is for a 20...
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    Prop advice?

    So i have what i was told is a 13x19 prop on my 85 hp force motor, the boat is a 1974 starcraft america v bottom. Unsure on total wieght. However i was out last night and after messing with the trim i got it up to around 27 mph and still dont have a tach working so no idea on rpms. It didnt...
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    Tach test

    Would it be possible or even smart to say hook up my test light while the engine is running to ground and then touch it to the send post on the tach. If it flashes then the tach is bad? I have checked all the wires and they are good but the tach wont power up at all from what i can tell. The...
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    Trim question

    Just to confirm a low level of fluid will cause the trim to have issues raising when in forward? Correct? I was running it the other day after having the tilt trim motor rebuilt and noticed it didnt have the power to trim up while in forward. It can do it in nuetral or on land no problem and...
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    couple questions

    Hello everyone. I am new to boat repairs and am trying to fix the one main problem i have. It has me a tad confused though.it is on a 1985 85hp force outboard. SERIAL NUMBER IS 856X5LG I have been reading on how to install a tach, i currently have one installed and it is stuck at 4000 and when...
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