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    150 force I THINK SOMETHING IS BROKE please give me good news i have pics.

    Re: 150 force I THINK SOMETHING IS BROKE please give me good news i have pics. Ok I have taken everything apart and honed the cylinder walls. It all appears fine me but i would like some input on the pictures from you exp. guys if you dont mind. The rings were definately broken i found small...
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    150 force I THINK SOMETHING IS BROKE please give me good news i have pics.

    We were out on the lake today for most of the day and everything was great. We have a 1989 bayliner fish and ski 19 footer. it ran at 2200 rpm's 24 mph for most of the day. not a hiccup. i dont typically run wot. At the end of the day we went to the dock and i shut it of and went to get the...
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    1989 force 150 with us marine controls. need help please

    I have removed the hot foot from my fish and ski boat and connected the original control back together. My question is what does the screw on the rear of the unit do. It seems to make the shifter tighter and looser but is there another reason it is there. And why is it that i cant get the...
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    1989 bayliner fish and ski 19' NEED ADVICE????

    I have bought this boat and found some soft spots in the floor. I have removed floor and foam was soaked. I found aboat a foot of wet stringer. I removed all wet wood, foam and replaced the wood and glass. I need to know wether or not the foam has to be replaced and is so what kind and where do...
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    93 johnson 25 hp carb problem. HELP PLEASE

    Im back again. I cannot figure this carb issue out. I have adjusted every which way i can and this motor will not run right. It will run steady in a tub of water about 2 feet deep when i partially cover the carb with my hand as if i were choking it. When i take my hand off it dies. It has new...
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    bought a force 150 89? i think.

    Hey im back again. I bought this motor to hopefully replace the one that left me stranded on the lake on fathers day. My question is what should i check and replace on this motor. I checked the compression and all five are sittin close to 120. The motor has not been in the water for a year...
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    chrysler 105 1977 left me broke down on lake today.

    Re: chrysler 105 1977 left me broke down on lake today. I pulled the head and i have no idea what i am looking at so i took pictures. I know that something went wrong in there because the piston #2 is beat up and the gasket is broke and bent. Can someone tell me what the reasoning for this is.
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    chrysler 105 1977 left me broke down on lake today.

    Hello again, It started and ran great for about 45 minutes. I dropped the wife and littles ones of at the beach area and me and my older boys started tubing when the motor just died. no spit or sputter just dead. I pulled plugs and seemed to be fine but would not start back up. I felt the coil...
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    1982 Formula I hope is not ruined ADVICE PLEASE

    I bought this bought a while back and it is in good structural condition. I fixed the motor, rebuilt seats, new carpet, new wiring lights. Now i am trying to make it look good. I cleaned it so i could wax it and noticed that someone has painted on side with bottom paint. Its flat and rough...
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    94 25hp johnson please help.

    I bought a john boat a few weeks back and this motor ran good and now it is popping like a backfire. I would normally think this is timing but im new to outboard world. It does run and i put new plug in, checked compression it was 115 on both. It doesnt wait to start popping as if something was...
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    1994 25hp johnson runnig poorly

    I took it out this morning for a wake up run and it ran fine for about 15 minutes. Then it started spitting and sputtering. I pulled the hood and we cruised easy back to the dock. loaded up and came home. i checked comppression and it was 115 on both cylinders, pulled the plugs and nothing wet...
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    105 chrysler outboard converted from cdi to standard coil having trouble running

    i am having an issue with my motor starting. It has fire and fuel. throws a flame and back fires when i try to start. it has accel performance coil and ballist resistor between coil and distributor. i had it running for a minute or and it will run on occasion for a minute or two but is very hard...
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