Need advice, please. I took my 1989 Force 125 hp l-drive engine in for a tune-up and possibly put in hotter plugs during the first part of June. The dealer is a Bayliner/ Mercury certified dealer. I still do not have my boat back (August 20th). Any suggestions what I should do next would be appreciated. I took it in because my plugs would get fouled up when I would run the engine at a slow speed for about an hour. The service agent said the would tune it up and switch the plugs. On July 1st I received a call from the dealer we found your problem, loose wires, we will have the boat ready tomorrow, new plugs, tuned up and the loose wires fixed. The next day they called, ops, we have a bigger problem, the stator needs to be replaced, $600. Upon replacing the stator they called again and said the flywheel needs to be replaced, $700 for a new one. They suggested a used one would be the best bet. After they looked and had the regional Mercury rep.resentative look they could not find one. I then found one myself on e-bay for $325, which I purchased and took into the dealer. The mechanic said the used flywheel was good. He then installed the new stator and used flywheel. Then they called me again with a new problem, the mechanic now claims the cd box is no good and the service department states the box will be $500. It seems to me the mechanic is experimenting and either is replacing the wrong items or is blowing electrical parts and is expecting me to pay for them. I don't know what I should do next, if I replace the the cd box, will the mechanic then call me with a new problem? What is the dealer's responsibilitty, afterall when I checked it in with them in June the boat ran well at both high and low speeds except for occasional fouled plugs that I would replace and it would run well agaain for a month before the plugs would become fouled again. I am retired and can't afford a new boat, so please give me some other advise other then buying a new boat. Thank You.
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