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    Help with Tiny Tach installation

    I got a Tiny Tach and have put it on as per the directions. I get no reading whatsoever. I have tryed wrapping 1,2,3,4, 7 wraps and neither one of them give me a reading at all. When I ordered I gave them information specific to my motor. I have a 1989 US Marine Force 85HP Motor. It came set to...
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    Question about spark revolutions on a 85HP 1989 Force

    I am installing a Tiny Tach on my boat. In order to set it correctly I need to know how many sparks per revolution for my motor. For instance 3 sparks per revolution and so on. I have no idea how to figure this out.
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    Odd problem after choking engine to start

    I have a 1989 85HP Force. Today when I was trying to start the engine in fast idle it would stop turning over after I pushed in on the choke and was more like I had lost power or something, no sound, no nothing when turning the key switch. It was like what happens when you try and start the...
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    Cannot get boat to go into forward or reverse after put lower unit back on

    Re: Cannot get boat to go into forward or reverse after put lower unit back on Thanks so much Frank that helps me so much and clears up alot of things for me. I would have to agree with you on the bad design with having the bellows. That brings me to another question that kinda threw me off...
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    Cannot get boat to go into forward or reverse after put lower unit back on

    Re: Cannot get boat to go into forward or reverse after put lower unit back on The coupler only goes forward or back on the rod that comes out of the leg, it slides and is not a threaded set up. So turning the coupler would only turn the coupler and keep it in the same position. Sliding the...
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    Cannot get boat to go into forward or reverse after put lower unit back on

    I have a 1989 Force 85HP. I took the lower unit off to replace seals because of leak. I got the lower back on and connected everything back up. Now I have no forward or reverse. I had originally marked the positon of the shift rod before I took the lower unit off but the mark is gone so now I do...
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    Question about prop when in neutral, forward, & reverse

    I am about to put my lower unit back on. What I need to know is if I adjust the shift rod to neutral, which way should I manually be able to move the prop? Also, if I manually turn the prop to the right and it stops does that mean it is in reverse and if turn to left and it stops does it mean...
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    1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go?

    Re: 1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go? Well I am down to the wire but now I have a problem. My water pump has 5 lock nuts that hold it in place. The 5th nut that goes in the front by the water tube just keeps turning and turning. I can tell it is the nut that...
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    1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go?

    Re: 1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go? Well I know there is a little bit of a groove on the driveshaft where both of the seals were. One of my posts shows this but they do not seem to be deep at all. But thinking about this makes since that water could get...
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    1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go?

    Re: 1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go? well i may have messed up the driveshaft seal but not sure. When I went to hammer into the bore it tore some of the rubber off of the end of the seal around edges you can see the metal:eek:, i took a picture. I am not sure...
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    1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go?

    Re: 1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go? okay now I have a different issue. I got the parts. I had mentioned earlier in a post that there was no seal on the part of the water pump that is for water line. When I got the part it was white tubular seal (first...
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    Question about motor not running at same speed as before?

    I was in my fathers boat this past weekend. He has a 1994 Mecury force 120hp on a pontoon boat. When he purchased this boat it had a 90 hp on it and would run at about 25mile per hour. He starting having problems with it so the dealer put on the Mecury 120hp now the boat will not go past 16...
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    1st time lower unit removal, what is this part and where does it go?

    I took the lower unit off and this is first time I have ever done. When I took it off 2 parts fell on the ground, 1 is what i believe is the driveshaft retainer showed in picture but should't there be a seal in it, the second thing in the picuture is a black tube and I am not sure what this part...
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    Correct oil for tilt/trim water came out when drained reservoir

    I just drained the oil from my tilt/trim reservoir and what came out was a milky mess. I have never filled or bought oil to put in because have not had the boat a long time. The problem is that I do not know what type of oil was in it prior to this. So now I do not know whether to buy hydralic...
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    Steps to test the lower unit for leak & lower unit removal

    I have some questions on testing lower unit for leaks by spraying soap and water on seals. First, I do not think the leak is coming from prop area since I am seeing the oil coming from weep holes only. So my question is do I have to take the prop off to remove the lower case? I will be spraying...
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