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    Trouble with power head

    I have a 1989 125 HP Force outboard motor. I tore it down and honed the cylinders, put in new rings and bearings. Took the motor out on the river and it ran great. It started acting up so I came back in and took it apart. I noticed that the bearing gage at the top of the crankshaft was...
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    Metal Flake

    I just painted my boat with the first goat, The question I have is this. After I put thr final coat on and it dries ? Can I mix some metal flake with some clear coat and spray the boat with it. To get a metal flake look...
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    Help hooking up oil tank

    [I'm confused about hooking up the automatic oiler. The oil tank i have is about 1.5 gal. it has a gas line and a oil line plus the electerical plug coming from the oil tank. I have one line coming from the build in gas tank on the boat. The motor is a 2000 Johnson 130 HP. Theres 2 lines coming...
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    Wiring harness

    [ IM trying to find a wiring harness that go's from the engine to the boat. The way they are layed out in the book don't make sense. I have a 2000 Johnson 130 model # J130VXSSS . Thiers 4 black plugs from the motor and thier are 2 plugs on the control and i have a tack with check engine. Here...
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    Optical eye

    Theres a 115 HP Johnson Ocean Runner for sale on Ebay. But it needs some work. The guy said it runs but it cuts out at higher RPM. He said that a mechanic looked at it and said it needed an Optical Eye. Whats an Optical Eye. It has 140,140,130 and 145 compression on the cylinders. Would the...
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    Reply to the post for 6 &7 of June

    [ Sorry about beening late to reply. ordered impeller and they sent me the wrong one. Ordered another one and it was the right one. Put it in and took boat to river and it pumped water just fine. Even works with the muffs now. I have a new problem now. after running it down the river about 5...
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    Water pump

    Hi Guys I have a question. When i start up my 1989 Force outboard 125 hp , at idle the water pump dose,nt put out any water. But when i raise the RPM up then it will pump water. Put it back in idle and it will not pump water. I checked the propeller and its ok. Does anybody have any ideals...
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    Another Prop Question

    I have a 1989 Bayliner Trophy 1903 with a 125 HP Force , with a SS prop. 13.5 x 17. The question i have is this. I was checking the boat out today and i was running about 5000 RPM but the MPH gauge was only showing 30 MPH. Should that boat run faster than that. Could it be the pitch of the...
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    Dead in the water

    Yesterday I took my grandkids tubing and everything was fine. The motor was running great. We had been on the lake for about an hour.I stopped to change riders and when i tried to start the engine it would;nt start. It would start for just a second and quit. I put it in neutral fast throttle and...
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    Gauge problem

    HI The other day i put a used lower unit on a 125 HP Force. I was checking it out when i notice that the tach was'nt reading right and the fuel & volt meter was'nt working. When i just turn on the key the volt & fuel gauges registered ok. When i started the engine the tach would just go to...
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    Replacing lower unit

    I hate to be a pain in the butt. This motor has been driving me crazy. I have a 1989 Force 125 one piece drive shaft. Will a 1989 Force 125 with a 2 piece shaft work on my motor. The shaft on my is 25" and the 2 piece shaft is 24.5" Thank...
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    Force lower unit

    Hi Everybody I need some help with a 1989 Force 125 HP lower unit. When you shift into forward and reverse it has grinding or growling sound. You have to shift slowly going into forward and reverse. Could the cables be out of adjustment. If i tore it down how would i know what parts to replace...
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    Kill switch problem

    I;m having a problem with my kill switch. With it hooked up it won't start. If i unhook the white wire from the motor it will start but it won't shut off. Same way at the ignition. So i ran a striagh wire from the engine to the ignition and hooked it up and it still would'nt start.Could somebody...
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    Four cylinders or 2

    Does anybody know what the differance between a 115 HP 4 CYLINDER OUTBOARD and a 115 HP 2 cylinder. Thanks Buda
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    Boat shaft to boat

    Does anybody know the size of shaft you use on a boat. I have a 25'' shaft on a 19' Trophy Bayliner [1989}. Can you use a 20'' shaft outboard. I'm thinging of changing motors and i did'nt know. Thanks Buda
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