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    Force 85 Control Operation

    So when you pull the handle away from the gunnel, you can't move the level forward to add power? If that's the case there is something wrong with your throttle controller I think. Mine is very similar to yours and that is how it operates.
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    Starter and choke issue

    Gotta buy one off Ebay :) ETA: It's on the way :)
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    Starter and choke issue

    IT WORKS! New Sierra starter showed up today and it fired right up. Moral of the story - it just MIGHT actually be the starter and don't buy cheap Chinese starters from Amazon. Thank you all again.
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    Starter and choke issue

    I do not have the bottom bracket so the bent shaft seems to make sense. Shoot I didn't even realize their was a bottom bracket till I looked on some other site and saw a picture of it. Anyway new starter gets here today so will update when I get it installed.
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    Starter and choke issue

    UPDATE- Choke is fixed. I had a bad ground which I found underneath the console. Put a bus bar in for the + and - which cleaned up my wiring a decent amount. Starter still crap, but I figured out why. The electrical post that the + cable mounts to is super loose internally. It's obviously...
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    Starter and choke issue

    I'm sorry I didn't recall that getting suggested to me earlier; I've tried to follow every suggestion in this thread and post the results. I'm grateful for the assistance and not trying to be "one of those guys" Like I said, I didn't think there was anything wrong with the actual assembly...
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    Starter and choke issue

    You talking about the mechanics of the choke itself? No, because when I run 12v to it directly from the solenoid it functions just fine, so it appears to be an electrical issue not a mechanical one.
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    Starter and choke issue

    when it's hooked to solenoid and key is turned to start attempting to crank engine.
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    Starter and choke issue

    10v when I turn and hold in "start" position.
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    Starter and choke issue

    Hello all. Gonna attempt to post everything and not miss anything. Choke solenoids getting about 6 volts, not 12. The ignition post (yellow wire) on the solenoid is getting a little over 10 volts when I hit the key to start. Everything else I tested (solenoid +, relays, red wire @ terminal...
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    Starter and choke issue

    OK here's the verdict on the choke. When I hook the red to the choke power and ground the black, i get about 6 volts at the choke when I push the key in. When I put the red on the body of the choke and ground the black, I get .3-.4 volts when I push the key in. From what you guys are telling...
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    Starter and choke issue

    Well I didn't get the volt meter out there in time, lost to darkness LOL. Couldn't track down my kid who was walking the dog when I first went out there....my arms aren't long enough to engage the choke and also hold the voltmeter LOL. Anyway in looking at my spaghetti mess under my console I...
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    Starter and choke issue

    Thank you. Excellent advice and I'm going to run out right now and use the last bit of daylight to check this stuff....
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    Starter and choke issue

    I ordered and installed brand new entire marine-grade tinned battery cables.
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    Starter and choke issue

    I bought the starter on Amazon, so you could have a point there. Although both starters were/are doing the same thing....I can pull apart the old one and see what my options are. I did lube the shafts on both starters with 3 in 1 oil as well and worked it through the system. Are you saying...
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    Tilt trim switch wiring

    Try using a jumper wire from the solenoid to the choke as jerry suggested. Did your previous motor have a keyed choke? Make sure your key switch has push to choke and the wire or terminal from that should connect to the green wire coming out of the engine or engine harness.
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    Starter and choke issue

    I thought of that, have already sanded both the area of the mounting bracket that the wire grounds to as well as the contact that mounts to it. So it's clean as a whistle.
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    Starter and choke issue

    I don't have a battery switch actually. Both battery cables and starter cable were replaced with high quality tinned marine grade ones that I special ordered. So let's hope to God that's not it LOL....
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    Starter and choke issue

    I have a new one sitting over at West Marine to pick up after work. I'll do that one next.
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    Starter and choke issue

    Yes, they did load test it. I worked in auto parts for about 5 years and they put it on the real machine not the crummy volt reader. I've been spending the last couple of days with the volt meter and the continuity tester on various parts of the wiring harness. I guess I was hoping for a "hey...
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