Hello, We just got our homemade boat out on the water yesterday, but the 85 hp force motor 1987-1986? is tilted to far up. We mounted the tilt and trim so that the mounting brackets are straight up and down. But it needs to be tilted down about 10 more degrees. Is this possible, is there any...
Hi I have a 85 hp 1986 Force outboard and I am noticing that the choke solenoid does not move when I turn the key when is it supposed to move? also I only see one wire going to the solenoid. Is that normal?
Hi We have a 1987-1986 (not sure which) that is having what we think is a starting problem. A few days ago we were having a prolem starting because the negative wire leading to the starter was melting. We went from a 14 guage or something like that to a 10 guage wire and that and it worked we...
Is it all right to idle our motor out of water?<br /><br />How about running the prop out of water?<br /><br />Just for trying it out befor we get to the water and find that it has a problem?<br /><br /><br />Also are the holes coming out half way up the motor exhaust holes? or what? Should they...
I just bought a 1986 or 1987 (not sure which) 85 hp Force outboard and am installing it on a homemade boat. But when i tried to crank it for the first time. The starter motor only just manages to turn it over and I noticed smoke billowing out of the engine. It looks like the black (Ground) wire...
