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    neg battery cable gets hot and sparks

    worked fine a month ago but now when I hook up the battery there is a spark(witch never happend before) and when I turn the motor over I can see sparks around the neg battery cable, and the cable gets hot. what would make this happen, I have not done any wiring or anything and ths has never...
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    can this be fixed

    seems to have water/gas mix coming out and is a very small amount btw this is on the powerhead crank case
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    Fat Fitty question

    Just got one for cheap has electric start but no ignition switch what type of ignition switch will work my guess is some sort of 3 wire deal, I have this box the thick black wire hooks to motor then theres a + and - wire then the fuse wire looks to be a + power wire to run lights ect... then...
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    V4SL-11 50 hp Johnson

    just bought one for 75 bucks, anyone tell me about it? I got controls with it and what looks line a power box has 3 wires coming out my guess would be ignition? how much gas this thing eat up? and the age old question was it worth it, (was told it runs but for 75 bucks I havent checked yet...
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    us marine control wiring & can this be fixed

    first the controls so I hooked up all the wires to there right spots to the motor then there is a 4 wires(red/blue, orange, black, purple), when I turn the key nothing, there is power going to the motor but doesn't seem like the controls are being powered up, now if I run a wire from the bat to...
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    more problems

    took my boat out a few weeks ago and my control box(it was old)broke and wouldent shift forward, so I got a new box cables and connection kits, motor ran good during that trip. took it out today with all the new stuff hooked up and couldent get it started, looked and smelled as if it was...
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    cables

    what cables do I need for my us marine force motor its a 1988. are there cables that are not the universal ones? if not what connection kit do I need?
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    65 90hp johnson

    looking at a 1965 90hp johnson in great condition, wondering how easy parts are to get for it? and what website is the best place to get the parts.... Regards, Slipper
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    water in cowling

    ok, I have a 1988 force 507x8c. have had a few problems with it bought it used but finally got it starting great. was working on the motor and had it in a tub of water started it up and noticed under the powerhead there was a little spray of water, when I say little I mean very little. its hard...
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    control cable/connection kit

    I need a new control cables so looking at the teleflex 3300 motor is a 1988 50hp force model # 507x8c what connection kit do I need for the motor the controls are US marine thanks for the help
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    tilt trim question

    ok heres the problem I'm faced with my old tilt trim motor was a 3 wire, but from what I could find on the motor it should of been a 2 wire, so I bought a 2 wire, now I need a relay system set up so I can run the motor from my controls, my question is can I go to a auto store and buy relay...
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    what carb kit do I need?

    1988 force 50hp model # 507x8c I do have the clymer manual but cant find that info in there... thanks for the help
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    1989 50hp force

    My Motor will start then about 10 secs later stall, I have checked compression good. carbs clean filter screen clean new plugs wondering if its the ignition kill, xould this be it? if so is there a way to check this?
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    power tilt&trim

    I have a 88 force 50hp with power trim my trim is a 3 wire system, my green wire came lose from the motor, so I figured easy fix right take off the top of the motor and fix the wire right.... thats not the case, when I pulled up the top the whole motor came out of the case. now I have a 2nd wire...
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    Using OMC Controls

    Ok I bought a 69 starcraft no motor but had OMC controls on it, found a nice 50 hp force motor so bought that, now I do have a control box for the force but no ignition system, and no cables, but have everything for my omc controls is there a way to rig the cables up to work and also anyone have...
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