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    I messed up, how much for a lower unit?

    I took a great deal on a 22' starcraft cabin cruiser with two very good running motors and trashed it... I checked the port motor for gear oil, and since it had it, I assumed (*** u me, I know) the starboard lower unit had oil. Not so. I got about 2 miles out of that motor before it died on...
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    Fuel Gauge no workie

    I have a new(to me) 1978 Starcraft v5 22ft aluminum hull. I have verified all the electrical, except for the fuel gauge. It does not work. I followed the wires all the way back and to the fuel fill port. From there it goes down under the floor. I can't figure out a way to get under the...
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    Possible new (to me) boat

    Okay, so I went to look at a boat that I am (I think) getting a pretty good deal on. It's a 1978 Starcraft V5 (22ft) with twin johnson 55's on it. The motors look to be in EXTREMELY good shape, but I've yet to see them run. I'm not all that concerned about that at the moment though, as I have...
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    air filter/noise deadener

    My 1990 Force 90 o/b has a bunch of the foam on the inside of the cover coming off/missing. What can I use to replace it, and where can I get it? I noticed the motor sounded alot louder, and then when I pulled off the cover, I lost a nice hunk of the foam. Any help is certainly appreciated!
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    prop shaft oil seal

    I went to replace my prop shaft oil seal, and found that I need a special tool to remove a retaining ring before I can get to it. Tracker marine quoted me $90 for the tool, and said that if I wanted them to do it, it would cost about as much, but I can't get in till early July. No dice there...
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    Too much Seafoam?

    Can too much seafoam in the gas/oil mix cause a power loss? I was out on the water all last weekend pulling a tube with my 1990 Force 90. Saturday and Sunday I had no problems whipping the kids around (slinging them out of the wake, etc...), but Monday afternoon towards the end of the day I...
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    aftermarket ignition

    I have a 1991 Force 90 hp. It runs pretty good, but when it idles for a while (like sitting waiting my turn to come in at the dock, or idling past the "no wake" zones) it will sometimes die. My father recommended I get an aftermarket ignition upgrade that would give it a hotter spark, thereby...
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    Bearing buddies keep falling off...

    I replaced both hubs on my '91 trailer a few months ago. I have been through 2 sets of bearing buddies since then. They have to be pounded in with a block of wood and a mallet, so I know that they are tight. I bought a new set this morning, and got about 6 miles down to where I put the boat...
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    Nice problem to have

    I winterized my Force 90 the other day, but I think I am going to reverse that this week for awhile, and re-winterize it. The weather has been in the 70's the past 2 days, and will continue for the next few. I've never winterized before (first year with a boat), and therefore have never...
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    Motorguide Brute 750

    My neighbor gave me a Brute 750 trolling motor last night (very nice of him) and I was wondering if anyone could give me some help. I have a 1990 bayliner capri 1800 bowrider with a Force 90 on it. The motor he gave me has a bow mount attached. Can anyone give me any ideas on how to mount...
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    Do I have a weak spark?

    Okay, I got a new CD, and got my spark back to cyl #3. Now my engine is running exactly as it did when I thought I had bad gas!! It runs for anywhere from not at all to about 15 seconds, with intermittent sputtering (lots of extra smoke when it sputters, like all the cylinders are truely firing...
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    new question-new problem

    If you read my post "I think I screwed up", you can see that I narrowed down my likely faulty component to the rear CD unit. I know that there are 2 outputs for that, and only one is used (I have a three cylinder), and I was told that I could try to see if only one half of the CD unit was bad...
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    I think I screwed up-UPDATE!!

    Let me start by saying that I had my boat in the water a couple of nights ago, and all was well. So today I put new plugs in (NGK's) because I ran a tank of seafoam through. I started the motor and all was well for several minutes before I shut it off. I went and got gas.... and this is...
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    Two Qestions

    First, how do I tell what size/pitch prop is on my motor? I have a 1990 90 hp Force. Second. I have only had my boat for about a month or so now, and just put some seafoam in the gas tank and took it out last night. On the way out, at full throttle the motor ran fine, but on the way back in...
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    How do you tell if you have...

    an L-drive? I have a 1990 bayliner capri with a Force 90. I bought the boat recently (less than a month ago), and my seloc manual does not specify if I have an L-drive. I am wondering so that if I have lower unit problems, I can more easily taylor my questions and research. I am rather new...
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