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    1998 mercury force 40hp water in bottom cyliner.

    Hard to says what issue it is. Possible issues are bad head gasket, bad exhaust cover gasket, crack in the water jacket or bad lower crank shaft seal. Pull the head and check the head gasket and check for crack in water jacket around lower cylinder. If you suggest to pull the exhaust cover be...
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    Bye to Chrysler world

    Okey nice to hear you got it up and running properly, have the local politician forbid the two strokers?
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    Bye to Chrysler world

    ErSa sad to hear, did you got your Chrysler in working order? Yes, maybe I must leave these lovely two stroke outboards too. Maybe the government and the local politician will forbid all two strokers in our fresh water sea.
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    1988 50 hp force no spark?

    Do a troubleshooting for the ignition system. Outboardignitiondotcom has the troubleshoot chart. According to the model number from the id tag the engine do not have the Prestolite system with one CDI box with two output channels. It has the one with CDI and ignition coil built in in the same unit.
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    1988 force 85 wiring?

    Check out Master Tech Marine, they have wiring diagram for 4 cylinder Force with Prestolite ignition system. Your engine has 3 cylinder but the wiring is the same except for one cylinder less. BTW Your engine has an ignition mounting plate from a 4 cylinder engine. Pre owner might been messing...
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    1990 Force 120HP #2 Cyl zero compression and upon opening piston shows damage

    I am not very good at the T&T cause I have not worked on so many OB with T&T. Only follow the spec from the OEM workshop manual. Have three OB with T&T, one Chrysler 45Hp, one 125Hp Force and one Chrysler 135Hp.
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    1990 Force 120HP #2 Cyl zero compression and upon opening piston shows damage

    Maybe bad seals, use regular 10W40 oil and see what happens. Do not use power steering oil or ATF oil, it can hurt the seals.
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    Prop bearing cage

    What engine are we talking about, year or model number and Hp. Is the seal kit for your engine? The seal kit can be a universal that can fit other Hp and models. You can find the bearing cage at Ebay or Franz Marine. To change the seal pull the bearing out and pry out the seal and put the new...
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    Possible metal piece in gear housing

    See you have a screw driver in the hole where the pivot pin screw should be. But to put the shift rod back you have to disassemble the gear case as the shift rod has to be threaded back into the gear shift arm.
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    Need help identifying year and model of Chrysler 45hp outboard

    Looking at the pics your engine is a 1967 or 68 year model with magneto ignition. The 45Hp had two different ignition system in he late 60:es. Magneto or battery system.
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    Chrysler 55 one cylinder occasionally fires

    I can imagine a digit to the right of the digit 2 but can not tell what digit. If you are not familiar with ignition system it is hard to give you advise, but I will try. First of all pull the flywheel and check the surface of the points and clean it with fine water grind paper (400 grid or...
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    Chrysler 55 one cylinder occasionally fires

    Your model number must be missing one digit. 5542(8) is 1968 year model and looking at the pics the top cowl is one from 1968. 1968 was the year Chrysler introduced the 55Hp. Concerning your ignition issue you have to check out the ignition system. The 1968 year model of the 55Hp had two...
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    1973 Chrysler 25hp parts availability?

    Standard prop for the 25Hp was 8x10, 8x8 for the 20Hp. No aftermarket props for these engines. Michigan Wheel had props for them back in the days. You will also find them at Ebay. All 20 and 25Hp engines I have had or have worked on had 3 blade props and it is more than 20 engines.
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    1973 Chrysler 25hp parts availability?

    Parts are available, Franz Marine is a good source. He will have all parts that are available, Ebay is another source. 25Hp from 1973-1975 have the same gear case as the 20Hp from late 60:es until 1975. The prop for the 25Hp have a larger pitch then the 20Hp. 1976 Chrysler change the LU on the...
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    Hard starting, even with choke. 1989 85hp force

    Yes, they should close almost completly. Workshop manual says you should adjust the butterflies with a piece of writing paper between the carb throat and the butterfiles when closed.
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    Hard starting, even with choke. 1989 85hp force

    Does you choke butterflies work and does they close properly?
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    Coil packs

    The compression numbers are low, number 3 and 4 way to low. A healthy engine would have about 140-150 PSI in compression. Number 1 and 2 could be in good shape cause the numbers can depend on the compression gauge, number 3 and 4 are bad even if the gauge shows low numbers. Pull the head and...
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    Hello i have a 125 force but i cant find serial n model numbers !!!!!

    Please follow the rules. Start your own thread, this one is 12 years old.
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    '88 85hp vs '85 and '86 125hp compatibility

    95 PSI is low but if it is equal at all three cylindres it might be the gauge that is incorrect.
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    Force 5hp (1990) no telltale?

    Yes, I know they are pricy. Bought one for my 4 Hp Chrysler 1978 (same engine) must be 10 years ago and it was expensive even then.
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