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    Should my vent plate ever be below my hull?

    So I have a 50 hp 2 stroke on a 15 ft glass tri-hull. I had put this motor on a year ago after rebuilding my transom and set my anti vent plant about even with the hull. It ventilated quite a bit, especially on turns. I decided to drop the motor down one hole and now the ventilation is gone...
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    Can you paint an outboard cowling with automotive spray paint?

    Hey everyone, So I have an outboard with some pretty gastly clear coat damage, and even more gastly late eighties style decals (if you've seen a late 80s force then you know). Can I use automotive spray paint/clear coat to repaint the cowl? Not worried about color matching. The boat is kept on...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Hey everyone, So I finally got my force out on the water for the first time this season. For context, it's a fixer upper. I just rebuilt the fuel pump and this sucker fired up without even the throttle advance after sitting for 8 months. I was excited. Anyway, on the test run I did 14 miles in...
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    Ideal cylinder head temp range force 50 hp

    Hello again everyone, So I just ordered a Faria temp gauge with the flat style cylinder head sender. My plan was to bolt it to the cylinder head so I can watch the temps to avoid overheating. What would be an ideal cylinder head temperature range to watch out for? Particularly the ideal...
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    Where do you get your parts?

    Hey everyone, I've seen a good handful of posts about people trying to find parts, so I thought I'd start a thread about where you all buy your parts for your Force/Chrysler motors. That way we can compile a good reference list of sites to pick up parts ranging from general maintenance to...
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    1983 Yamaha Mariner thermostat question

    So I've recently picked up a 5hp Mariner built by Yamaha and I need a thermostat. It's pretty hard to find a thermostat replacement for this motor and I was wondering if I need the exact same serial thermostat for my motor? Or can I run down to any marine supply and find a similar size Yamaha...
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    CLR salt removal experiment

    So I've been working on an 82 mariner I picked up for $100, and while I've been waiting for parts I decided to try and clean it up. I was told the motor was used in the salt and the oxide and salt buildup in the water passages was indicative of that. Lots of salt and oxide buildup. I wanted to...
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    Buy a 5hp Mariner with a blown head gasket?

    On the market for a kicker motor and found a mid 90s Mariner 5hp with a blown head gasket for $100. Looks pretty clean. Is this worth a look or should I keep looking elsewhere? Never done a head gasket and not sure if this would be indicative of more damage elsewhere. Thanks all.
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    Force Outboards Rated By Model

    Since I have gotten my 1988 50hp, I've been doing a lot of research about these motors. Like many on this forum would likely agree, overall they mostly decent motors that have gotten a bad rap over the years. As far as I understand, this was due in large part to being marketed to entry level...
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    Throttle and remote control linkage adjustment

    Hey everyone, So I recently came into a 1988 force 50hp with a remote control box. Im having some difficulties properly adjusting my throttle and linkages. I can either get the throttle cam set correctly at idle and no WOT, or I can get WOT but not be set up right at idle. Also, it seems I have...
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    Water flow direction in a 50 hp force

    Hey everyone, So I just added a tell tale onto my 50hp force using the plug hole just above the thermostat. Pretty common mod. My question is, is the water coming out the tell tale coming from the thermostat or going to the thermostat? I really like the tell tale mod but I'd like to know what...
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    Should I buy a timing light?

    Hey everyone, So recently I was attempting to tune my motor according to my clymer manual. I hooked up a cheap induction tack not knowing that forces use a double spark. My tach was reading about 1500-1600 in gear in the water. I didn't realize that I should half that number. Due to this I...
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    How to set up an induction tachometer

    Hey everyone, so I got one of those cheap induction tachometers to use for tuning my outboards, the ones with the long wire you wrap around a sparkplug wire. I set it up on a Honda kicker and it seems to work well. When I set it up on my 50hp Force, I seems to get 1600 Rpm at idle. Did I set...
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    Do all forces have overheat buzzers?

    I have an 88 50 hp force, do all these have overheat buzzers? I'm not sure I mine does. I'd hate to burn up my motor. I added a tell tale that pisses like a racehorse, but I don't know if I should rely on that. Thanks!
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    Big water leak inside cowl, any tips for this coming repair?

    Hey all, So I developed a big water leak inside the engine compartment in my 88 50hp force. Pretty severe one too, I could see water flowing really good out from under my starter. I believe the blown gasket is what Crowley Marines diagrams call the "Exhaust Gasket", although it's the gasket...
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    50 hp high speed misfire

    So I'm trying to get my 1988 50hp running right. I recently had to replace the stator and trigger and the motor is still new to me. I'm currently attempting to do a tune up according to the clymer manuel. It starts up fine and seems to idle okay. At high rpms it seems to misfire pretty bad...
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    Nissan or Mercury?

    So I've got a choice between buying 2 used outboards. A mid 90s Nissan 5hp and a mid 90s mercury 8hp. They are both approximately the same price and and in similar running condition. I want a small motor to use as a trolling motor on my 15 ft tri hull. What would you all choose?
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    Honda b75 K1 or K2, carb help.

    Hey everyone, I have a b75 Honda here (not a BF75) and I was wondering if anyone knows the procedure for adjusting the carb on this thing. It starts pretty easy but I use it as a trolling motor. After an hour or two of trolling, the spark plugs get super fouled and motor gets impossible to start...
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    Force outboard maintenance

    I recently got my first force outboard running and on the water. Runs pretty good so far but it will need some adjustments. My question is, how do I go about taking care of one of these motors? I am new boating in general, and from what I've read so far, these motors can be fairly particular...
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    Why does everybody hate Force?

    So I just got a 1988 force. Didn't run well right off the bat, but a little wrench turning and now she's running. Its a 30 year old motor after all and a bad stator and trigger should be shocking. She runs good now, and now I wonder, why do people hate them so much? I see so many people scoff at...
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