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    Winterizing Force Outboard After Being Shrink Wrapped

    They probably sell outboard antifreeze lol
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    Winterizing Force Outboard After Being Shrink Wrapped

    Huh, I did a quick Google search and this article about winterizing your outboard came up at the top:
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    Winterizing Force Outboard After Being Shrink Wrapped

    Thanks for the info! That is how I used to do it until that outboard engine cracked. Guess that was a fluke, must have been more going on with the engine or something... Looks like I will stop using AF again. Makes my life easier, and its cheaper. :)
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    Winterizing Force Outboard After Being Shrink Wrapped

    Right! Thats why I was baffled until I took the head cover off. There was a small chamber shaped kind of like a triangle between the top of the cylinder wall and the outside of the engine. Maybe the gasket leaked water into that compartment where it shouldn't have been... it was a mystery!
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    Winterizing Force Outboard After Being Shrink Wrapped

    Thank you... I used to believe that also until I had an outboard crack. It was an older Mercury engine. I pulled off the head cover and saw the bulge and the crack. I was able to JB Weld it and so far its been holding up for 7 years. Since then I have always put anti-freeze into outboards. Do...
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    Trouble Finding the Correct Tilt/Trim Motor Kit for 1994 Force 40hp

    Just an update on this topic in case anyone reads this in the future and has the same problem. The motor listed as the replacement was actually the correct motor. The old o-ring left an impression behind that looked like a groove, but it was not, it was flat. I wiped it off with a rag and it was...
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    Winterizing Force Outboard After Being Shrink Wrapped

    So I am faced with a bit of a challenge. I need to winterize my 1994 Force 40 hp outboard motor, but the entire boat and motor were shrink wrapped (long story). I was able to drain the lower unit fluid, now all I have to do is get the antifreeze through the engine. The good news is that the...
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    Trouble Finding the Correct Tilt/Trim Motor Kit for 1994 Force 40hp

    I have a Force 40hp with a bad tilt/trim pump motor. I disassembled the motor and the magnets fell apart, disintegrated might be a better word. Not sure how it was even still working as much as it was. Started searching for a pump motor on a website that Ive used for years and always got the...
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    1995 Polaris SLT 750 Cooling Sysytem/Winter Flush

    Hi, Just wanted to double check myself here... We just bought a 1995 Polaris SLT 750 and are trying to flush out the cooling system and add in antifreeze. I pulled the plug on the top of the engine (blue Fuji engine) near what appears to be the water temp switch. I connected a 5 gallon pail with...
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    1995 Polaris SLT 750 Starts, Runs, But Doesn't Move

    Hi, We just bought a used 1995 Polaris SLT750. The guy we bought it from said it was going to need jet bearings and seals by next year. We got it home and put it in the water but it doesn't move at all. There is noise and vibration from the rear of the machine. I called the seller and he said...
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    1975 20HP Mercury: Gear Lube Won't Go In

    I have a 1975 Mercury 20HP outboard. I drained the gear lube out with no problems, but when I tried to refill it the lube won't pump in. It pressurizes and blows off the hose from the hand pump. Almost like the top vent plug is still in.
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    Starter Replacement Help

    I have a 1994 Force 40 HP (model# 40ELPT) I have a new starter but I cant figure out how to get the old one out. There are 2 studs at the bottom, are those fastened in somehow? It appears they are the same bolts that hold the entire starter unit together but I didn't want to unscrew them in...
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    Force 40hp Intermittant Starter Issue

    Hi, I have a 1994 Force 40hp outboard, model # 40ELPT (has a new battery, also used a second battery to be sure it wasn't a battery issue) Most times you turn the key and it starts but every once in a while you turn the key to start it and you will hear the bendix gear just spin without...
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    Engine Flush?

    Is it possible to flush out an inboard cooling system (open system)? I have a 1987 260 HP (GM 350) and its been overheating running at any speed over a no-wake speed. It will idle around the lake all day long though. The belts have been squeeling and then burning up and breaking. About once a...
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    Mercruiser 260 Overheating Mystery

    I have a 1987 Four Winns Horizon 190, 19' boat with a GM 350 / Mercruiser 260HP with an Alpha One outdrive. It is not a closed cooling system and has a power steering fluid cooler. Never used in salt water. There are no exhaust flaps, the exhaust has spirals in them to keep the water from coming...
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