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    broken skeg

    hello i have a 89 85hp.i was out on the lake the other day and i just seen that the skeg was broken off.i dont remember hiting any thing or if some one broke it off.i am i able to still use my boat and will it hurt any thing just in till this winter and i can get it fixed.:confused:
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    85hp wont start when cold

    hello i have a 1989 85hp force that runs good when i get get it running.my thing is that i have to use starting fluid or i use some fuel and spray it in to the carbs then it will fire right up and run good.so when the boat sits long like over night i will have to spray fuel in the carbs to get...
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    85hp

    hello i i hope somebody can help me. i have a 85hp i need to change my oil in the lower uint.i need to know what tipe of oil do i put back in. can i put car gear lube it.i got it drained and i am iam ready to put oil back in. please help me out. thanks dave
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    prob with trim? please help

    hi i am new to boating and we have a prob? we took are boat out this weekend and we went to put the motor down and it would not go so we had to play with it a little bit. then it started to move down but now there is my prob with it so now my motor will not stay up at all. we had to tie the...
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    force outboard prop?

    hi i am new to the boating thing. and i hope some one can help me out. i would like to buy a new prop but i don t known were i go about geting one. i have a 1989 muxum with a 1989 85hp force outboard. there is a cip missing out of it now. and the edge on all the blades are cut up. does any one...
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    85hp force timeing

    hello i have a 85hp force and i am trying to time my motor but i don t unerstandy. i don t have a book. on my fly wheel i have 3 marks together and the center mark has yellow paint on it. then to the right of these tree marks i have one mark that stands alone. then i run the motor i put a...
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    85hp force thermostal

    hello i have a 1989 85hp force. i replaced the water pump and i need to replace the thermostal. can any one please tell me were it is at on the motor. i also would like to replace my water pump houseing can some one tell me were i could get one on the web. you guys have be very help full. i am...
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    my paint looks bad

    hello i am new to the boating thing.and my paint looks bad. i tryed wax and i tryed rubbing it out but i just can't get it to shine.i used car wax. is there any thing out there. please help me out thanks dave:confused::confused:
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    85hp force timeing

    hi i have a 1989 85hp force. can any one tell me how to check my timeing.and were it should be at. do you also use a car timeing light.please let me know if any one can help
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    force 85hp stalling out

    hello i have a 1989 force 85hp.i put new fuel line and ball and new fuel pump. also i took the carbs off and cleaned them. a also put a new water pump in. i adj the carbs. and the motor runs good with the muffs on but has soon has i put it in the water it runs 4 about 2 to 3 mins then stalls out...
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    problems running my 89 force

    I am hoping for some help. I have been working on this boat since the begin of the season and I getting closer but not just yet. My problem now is that I had her in the water and getting off the trailer it ran fine put it in gear and about 2-3 mins later motor stalled. I started it back up and...
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    85 hp will not start without starting fluid

    I have an 85 hp force outboard that I am working on. I got the motor running and it would only start and stall. I checked fuel pump and it was working well. Then motor would not start at all. Used starting fluid and started fine. The motor will stay running for 10 to 15 min., when trottle is...
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    85hp force outboard

    hi i have a 1989 85hp force. i do not have spark on my #3 but have spark on the other ones. i replaced the cdi boxs and the coils ialso pulled the flywheel off and the mags are not broken . and i also took off the kill wire and still no spark. can someone please help me. thanks dave.
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