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    Outboard over heat alarm.

    Good evening everyone, wondering if outboard overheat alarms ,just the physical 12v alarm, buzzer Item, are outboard and wiring harnesses specific? My thought is, it’s just a loud 12v buzzer powered by a temperature sensor. Why couldnt I put a motorcycle horn in or a 12v strobe, or both? Maybe...
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    What’s this sound like? With video

    Good evening everyone. The 92-95 force 40 sounds terrible with an Odd clicking noise. Fuel is fresh and ethanol free, bulb is firm, fuel pump is strong, no bubbles in any line (clear tubing) filter is new. No fuel leaks. rebuilt the carb and even got that drip we all know about to stop. Fresh...
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    "Default" "Factory" setting for idle tower

    Since i need to know where im starting to get to where I am going, I am in desperate need to know where i shouild set the Idle screw after a rebuild? the manual i have does not tell me where to set the idle screw.(I should of marked it). The engine is a 92-94 force 40hp 2 cylinder 2 stroke, I...
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    HELP!!!....I want your timing values, all of them. create a master timing file

    Hey everyone looking for a yay or wrong on what im reading. The engine the force 40 1992-94, the timing according to manual is 32btdc. im doing a static timing check. So I've got the flywheel turning by starting motor, the carb all the open, throttle all the way open, in forward gear, timing...
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    Engine Surges...?

    The engine is a 92-94 Force 40 2stroke single carb, the model and serial numbers are missing. Im working on the idle speed and have come across an issue that im sure has been discussed but I don't think im using the right search vocabulary. When the engine is in neutral, jumping between...
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    High RPms from gear to neutral, kill and key failed to shut off, turns over no start.

    My saga with a 92-94 Force 40 continues to be a headache. I successfully got the engine to run beautifully in a test tank (trash can on a big sawhorse), fixed the wiring disaster, replaced coils, plugs, wires, starter motor, new battery. used a laser tach to set the idle speed and tune the...
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    RPMS in neutral, in test tank, on outboard stand?

    Im working on a 1992-1994 force 40 outboard. . . serial number is unreadable. . . Im new to this outboard voodoo but I have got her starting like she is brand new and running pretty smoothly. Not bad for a free off of craigslist, unknown last time it ran, yatta yatta. and for under 100bucks with...
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    Do you or do you not attach yellow wire to gray wire for CDI electronics, force 40.

    Yes or no? From the Statror there are two yellow wires connected to the Voltage Regulator by two yellow wires. The gray wire from the voltage regulator is the tach signal, should people daisy chain a yellow wire to the gray wire to a yellow wire for tachometer function, assuming voltage reg stat...
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    will a car starting charger activate the starter without damage to an outboard?

    I acquired a free, as-is, outboard from a friend of a friend of a distant relative and am learning all sorts of fun things about outboard engines and the black magic voodoo that makes them run. :lol: Now i do not want to run out and buy a cranking battery for an engine that i am exploring and...
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    in need of assistance with force 40 hp electrical

    The serial number on the engine is partially missing and is 0E02-xxxxxxx, i can narrow it down to 1992-1995 2 stroke 2 cylinder force by mercury 40hp. I have the factory service manual, i have seen read and studied all previous posts, wiring diagrams, troubleshooting and installation...
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    trouble with the wiring diagrams

    Dear everyone, I have read and researched every topic i could find on the matter, studied the diagrams, found the installation instructions for the cdi Electronics, and something just seems odd to me about the mess i have created under this cowl. . . especially when it comes to the unused wires...
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    what was this supposed to be?

    and finally there it is. . . there is a wire coming off of the top threads but im sure its going to be an amateurs attempt at tapping, installation, and im sure they were yelling its got to be a wiring harness. I already see the steam flowing from the leaks and can tell they used the age old...
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    what was this supposed to be?

    Ok, here is the score. I built an 18ft wooden boat, ply and frame method, and finally, there was a reasonably priced outboard engine, controls, and wheel. My plan is to learn this enigma known as an outboard engine from the top down. I have secured an outboard repair manual and am...
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