Re: Whats required to keep my Force going a long time
It needs decarbing every 60hours. I like the spray type,such as Quicksilver' "powertune",ValveTect "Outboard Decarb Cleaner", or OMC's seafoam spray.<br />Follow directions on the can.<br /><br />Drain/inspect/refill lower unit lube every 60hours. Use new vent/fill screw gaskets each time.<br />Every season, remove prop,clean and grease spline. <br />Every other season,whether it needs it or not, replace the impeller.<br />Inspect inline fuel filter for debris before or after each outing.<br />Grease all fittings every 20-30 hours. After washing your boat and trailer down after each outing, wipe the steering pin clean, and coat with oil,or spray with WD40 on a rag.<br />Inspect the terminal buss at the engine for any signs of corrosion when you decarb. The least little bit of green or white growth will kill the finicky HVIS box.<br />Clean the fuel tanks every season.<br /><br />pull tstat and inspect every 80 hours, or when you change the impeller,change the tstat.<br />Look for visable signs of minute water leakage at the exaust port plate(manifold). These will appear as a light brown line down the side of the block.<br />Pull plugs when you decarb,and inspect for overly clean-looking plug , esspecially #1 cyclinder.<br />Have another set of plugs, as these engines burn them out in 80 hours or so. But if you find one that is clean,white porcelin,it may be leaking water into that cylinder,and this is the engine's weak point, the exaust port gasket. The plugs should be black in color after even short useage.<br />durring this inspection,get a flashlight, and look under the flywheel at the wires cmming down from the stator.These are known to develop enough slack in them to make contact with the spinning flywheel. If it wears-thru the insulation, the stator will crash and burn. That's about all that comes to mind right now. I'll add to this if my brain ever comes home.
