Re: 1997 40 hp Force, top cylinder won't fire
I guess that I will answer my own question. There was a shorted wire on the CD unit that was causing the top cylinder not to fire. The mechanic also said that there was a defect from the factory that causes backwash of gas from the primer bulb and lets air into the gas line, so he going to fix this with a valve on the line. He said that this can cause the motor to run kind of weird. And just for facts on the Force 1997 model a common electrical problem is the stator. If the stator is black, it might be a factory recall. mine was one of the red updated versions, so it was okay. He also recommended using only NGK spark plugs in these motors. Thanks a lot for all of the good advice I hoped for......
<br /><br />My advice for the novice is to spend the extra money and take your boat to a professional instead of getting advice from computer nerds that will not answer your question with a straight answer and spend half of the screen with some dumb saying, and you still have the problem.
