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    TILT PUMP/MOTOR ASSEMBLY FORCE 75 H.P. (1998) Does not hold for long over time

    Re: TILT PUMP/MOTOR ASSEMBLY FORCE 75 H.P. (1998) Does not hold for long over time
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    TILT PUMP/MOTOR ASSEMBLY FORCE 75 H.P. (1998) Does not hold for long over time

    Re: TILT PUMP/MOTOR ASSEMBLY FORCE 75 H.P. (1998) Does not hold for long over time Alright, its only been a few hours but the motor seems to be staying in the up position after the poppet kit was installed, more so I found a broken spring in the plug facing the bow of the boat. Seen in the...
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    1998 75 HP force tracker - Tilt wont hold slip after 20 minutes

    1998 75 HP force tracker - Tilt wont hold slip after 20 minutes, i can seem to find any leaks. It still operates normally, but when running, if I have it trim to the sweet spot, it will eventually drop some and I have to adjust it up. When I get back to the dock, I put it up, it then...
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    TILT PUMP/MOTOR ASSEMBLY FORCE 75 H.P. (1998) Does not hold for long over time

    Is there a valve or oring kit?????, has anyone else fixed this problem???? TILT PUMP/MOTOR ASSEMBLY FORCE 75 H.P. (1998) Does not hold for long over time I have to put something under the outboard near the transom to hold it up out of the water over night. It seems like an o-ring or valve is...
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    Tilt Trim Motor Gremlin - Motor does not stay in up position over night

    1998 75 hp Force Mercury Tracker Outboard. Tilt Trim Motor Gremlin - Motor does not stay in up position over night For the past two days I have had to wake and go down to the dock to find the motor sitting in the beautiful brown water of a New Jersey river down and ready for take off. I put...
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    1998 Force Mecury 75 H.P. 2 stroke Running rich

    1998 Force Mercury 75 H.P. 2 stroke Running rich. Hi everyone,, I have not logged in to iboats in a while... good thing because the motor has been running well. Now here is my issue. I have a bit of oily gunk coming out of the upper exhaust hole and it runs rough on the take off. Not really a...
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    1998 force 75 hp tilt stuck...only clicks...no movement.

    Re: 1998 force 75 hp tilt stuck...only clicks...no movement. I found one online it has a resevoir as well. ebay What am I looking for and what can fall apart when I take out the the four allen screws(#3 below)? Are all those small parts gonna fall out?
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    1998 force 75 hp tilt stuck...only clicks...no movement.

    my motor is stuck in the down position when I hit the trim I only hear clicking noise . I know I am going to have to be to replace it for filled with fluid or something what's my next plan of attack
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    Regular(87) or Premium(93) gas for 1998 Force Mecury 75 2 stroke

    Regular(87) or Premium(93) gas for 1998 Force Mecury 75hp 2 stroke What type of gas should I use, buy the good stuff or no? Any suggestions?
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    Drive shaft upprer? seal and retainer ring 1998 75 HP Force by Mercury

    Re: Drive shaft upprer? seal and retainer ring 1998 75 HP Force by Mercury Loking further at these diagrams on crowley marine http://www.crowleymarine.com/mercury-outboard/parts/2534_19.cfm These dont look like the right parts, the seal looks a lot different and there is no visible nut ( #...
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    Drive shaft upprer? seal and retainer ring 1998 75 HP Force by Mercury

    OK, so pictured here is the exploded view of the top end of my drive shaft for the 1998 75 HP Force. The diagram shows the seal and retainer ring. My questions are as follows.... a) how important are they, looks like they would keep a bunch of stuff out of the power head???????? b) Looks...
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    Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force

    Re: Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force OK, so I =had to figure the the seals went in the way I thought was good, it was actually the only way, I had no way pounding the 1st prop shaft seal into place in the other direction, basically the spring loaded side faced inside the...
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    Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force

    Re: Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force OK here is a photo of all the parts I am replacing plus water pump gaskets, not in the photo. Plus a photo of the prop shaft carriage removed
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    Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force

    Re: Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force OK here is a photo of all the parts I am replacing plus water pump gaskets, not in the photo. Plus a photo of the prop shaft carriage removed,,,,new parts are closest
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    Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force

    Re: Shift Shaft Seal Replacement - 1998 75 HP Mercury Force OK, so the picture is above of the seal, I never found a retainer ring with it. I have attached photos below of the bottom view of the drive shaft housing. Marked is where I found it. So how important are both of those parts, the...
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