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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild.
    Since it's been close to 7 yrs ago when I replaced the impeller, I don't recall how snug of a fit that key was. In an abundance of...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild.
    It shouldn't dislodge but it did once already, that was 3 years after I bought the boat and I had never changed the impeller up to that...
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    Sandy-man reacted to jimmbo's post in the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild with Like Like.
    After 7 years that Impeller is past its Best Before Date.
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    Sandy-man reacted to Mc Tool's post in the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild with Like Like.
    I dont like waisting stuff but for the price of an impeller and if your already in there Id stick a new one in it . The key shouldnt...
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    Sandy-man reacted to lgaytan's post in the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild with Like Like.
    No expert but I think rubber loses properties with time, that is a easy cheap change, I would do it
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild.
    Update: I found a few videos on line of people rebuilding this same motor and a 1989. In these videos, I watched a couple times, I found...
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    Sandy-man reacted to lgaytan's post in the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild with Like Like.
    Here a few other pics from mine, are you planning to replace the flywheel? It might vibrate if broken?
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    Sandy-man reacted to Nordin's post in the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild with Like Like.
    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...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild.
    Yeah, I either will need to find a replacement or take it to a machine shop where they might be able to balance it by drilling a hole...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild.
    Thank you, Nordin, I appreciate it. I thought that might be what it is. I don't know why my book wouldn't spell that out for me, but it...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild.
    Oh, one other thing I forgot to ask. When the motor overheated and shut down in the middle of Lake Erie there was never any sign that it...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 HP Force Rebuild.
    Attached is a few pics of the 125 HP motor I am currently working on and having issues with figuring out where some wires should hook...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 hp Force rebuild.
    I am terribly sorry, I just read in another thread that once a thread gets to be 90 days old it is Forum policy to start a new thread. I...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 hp Force rebuild.
    I thank you very kindly. These might help me some with the electrical hook ups. I really appreciate it. I have been surfing the web and...
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    Sandy-man replied to the thread 1988 125 hp Force rebuild.
    Here's another stumbling block of mine. All of the wires except for one out of each of the two C-D units were never disconnected when I...
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