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    Does carb. need adjustment?

    I have a 87 Force 125. I did a little setup work on it over the winter, mainly adjusted the throttle pickup point cam and did a preliminary adjust of the idle setings.Took it to the water yesterday. It started o.k. and seem to idle fine, (the idle speed may be just a bit low)so I didnt want to...
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    DID A DUMB THING

    HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. I DID A COMPRESSION CHECK ON MY 87 125HP FORCE. I WAS IN A HURRY, AND I MUST OF HAD A SENIOR MOMENT.AFTER I TOOK THE READINGS AND DISSCONNECTED EVERYTHING, I REALIZED TWO THINGS. <br />1)THE MOTOR WAS COLD.<br />2)THE THROTTLE WAS PROBABLY ONLY PARTIALY...
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    DID A DUMB THING

    I DID A DUMB THING CAN ANYONE HELP.I MUST HAVE HAD ONE OF THOSE SENIOR MOMENTS.I TESTED THE COMPRESSION ON MY 87 125 HP FORCE MOTOR. AFTER I TOOK THE READINGS I REALIZED I FORGOT TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE MOTOR WAS COLD AND I THINK THE THROTTLE WAS ONLY PATIALY OPEN. WOULD THIS MAKE THE...
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    COMPRESSION TESTING QUESTIONS

    I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING COMPRESSION TESTING<br />1)WHEN I DO THE TEST DO I HAVE THE MUFFS AND WATER RUNNING?<br />2)IS IT OK JUST TO PULL THE LANYARD SWITCH TO DIASABLE THE IGNITION SYSTEM, SO I DONT FRY THE CD UNITS OR COILS?<br /> THANKS
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    annoying problem

    I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT STARTED LAST SEASON, AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING THIS YEAR.MY OUTBOARD, 1987 FORCE 125 IS HARD TO START. IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH THE CHOKE,AND THE START UP POSITION ON THE THROTTLE CONTROL. WHEN IT FINALLY STARTS, IT SEEMS TO RUN O.K. IF I SHUT IT DOWN AND...
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