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    1999 115hp Johnson runs sweet one minute and hopeless the next

    I have the above engine that starts from cold and flies around at 5000rpm for 40 mph for a while. Then I go to idle for a while to pick up a passenger and when I move the throttle to fast; it runs as if it only has one cylinder working. After a few attempts I idled up to the ramp and went home...
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    Trim cover removal Force 50 1996

    I am looking to remove the trim cover assemble from below the cowling on my Force 50hp. I want to clean up the oil and grease and see if I can check the security of the power head bolts and maybe fix an exhaust leak on one side of the power head mounting. I did remove the long bolt at the front...
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    Mercury Force 40 or 50HP

    In the absence of a serial number, how do I determine the difference between a 40HP and a 50 HP on a H050412SD [ELPT]. I know the carby is different in the jets but that is all I can find. The reason I ask is because I suspect my motor has the wrong engine cover fitted.
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    Compression specifications 1996 Force Outboard 50

    Ref:1996 Force Outboard 50 - H050412SD [ELPT]. Can anyone tell me the nominal and lower limit compression specifications for the above motor please?
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    Mystery shim on drive shaft

    Hello all. I was directed here by Andy Nasser from Crowley Marine as they could not provide me an answer. Ref:1996 Force Outboard 50 - H050412SD [ELPT]. Although this is a Force motor it has all Mercury parts. When I disassembled the lower unit and the drive shaft, I discovered a 0.060" ring on...
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