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    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    A lot of videos at internet/Youtube presenting vintage OB of all brands have false information and are in my opinion bull ****. They are talking and showing pics of other things that they are talking about. Do not trust anything they say.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Sandy-man there is a post in the top of this forum made by Frank Acampora (who is not with us anymore) to do the link and synk on Chrysler/Force 3, 4 and 5 cylinders. Read that post and check your engine, remember that on these engines you do not set the timing at idle. You set the timing at WOT...
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    1985 Force Carb Flange. What is this barbed fitting on the intake under the carb?

    I think the later Force suppose to have these recirculating hose going from the top cylinder side just under the flywheel and to the "dog bone" cover plate. But I can be wrong. As this engine block construction is from the mid 60.es (West Bend brand in the beginning) the unburned fuel as a two...
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    Picked up a 1990 Force 50HP yesterday.

    metalchewy pull the carb again and check inlet needle. Just a little debris can make the inlet needle not to seal when bowl is full. Change the fuel pump diaphragm cause it is wear detail and if there is a small hole in it it will end up with fuel going direct into the crank case. Remember the...
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    What type of ignition does a 1985 Force 50HP use?

    Yes, both engines in the pics has battery ignition system. Points and condensers under the flywheel and the ignition coils mounted at the block. Magneto system has everything under the flywheel. Coils, condensers and points.
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    Small crack in lower unit

    As Scott says pre heat before welding. Clean the area very well and I would drill a little hole at the end of the crack to end the crack. Otherwise it may carry on to crack even after welding it.
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    What type of ignition does a 1985 Force 50HP use?

    Chrysler/Force 45, 50 and 55Hp have had different ignition systems through the years. In mid 70:es Chrysler had magnito, battery and CD systems at these engines. The early CD systems was battery driven systems, no self energnized from magnets in the flywheel. When Chrysler sold the OB business...
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    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    If you can and will work on the engine I would go for OMC or Mercury engines from late 70.es and up until late 90.es. Newer engines from 2000 and up with fuel injection and more electronic stuff for the ignition and fuel system, then you need to have computer, special cables and software to...
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Sandy in my opinion you do not need to balance the flywheel because of that little piece missing. It is just a couple of grams (I am in Sweden Europe) cause of that piece. The flywheels from factory was not super balance as it is not a racing engine and the highest RPM is about 5000. I would use...
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    There should be a sensor mounted in the head. A orange wire goes from the sensor to the terminal strip. It is a sensor not a sender, it is a bimetal and when to hot it short out to the block (ground). OEM the sensor is connected to a horn but can be connected to a indicator light.
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    Old 6 hp wizard made by chrysler

    As it is a 1967-68 it suppose to have needle bearings in the crank shaft and in the connecting rods (the Chryslers does). You should be able to run it with less oil than 24:1.
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    Chrysler 35hp Tachometer

    Aftermarket tachometers often use the signal from the alternator and than you have to have a tachometer that will work with a 8 pole alternator. Old OEM tachometers for Chrysler use the ignition puls for the coils as signal.
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    Chrysler 35hp Tachometer

    Yes if it has battery ignition system. White cable for the top ignition coil will also feed the tachometer with pulses.
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    What year?

    Would guess 1995 and newer. Mercury stop build Force after 1999.
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    1974 35hp Chrysler. Battery ignition.

    357HE is a 1974, 35Hp from 1976 and later I believe and from the 25, 30, 35Hp family you just set the points gap. No fine tuning at a timing rod as there is no timing rod, just adjust the points gap.
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