As a non expert, I'm just going by what your telling me. Hey @Texasmark maybe so.e help.
You say everything works as it should and you have a right handed prop on the motor
No expert, but that would be my guess. Have not heard of a Force Merc motor, but post your question in one of those sections and have a better chance of getting a more knowledgeable person
Otherwise might just get a left had prop and go boating
Just looked the manual up and it shows a drain (item 7) in the manual. Its its not there look for a plug. I winterize my HW tank by draining and then connect a short piece of hose between the inlet and out put of tank. This way you need much less AF
That said, I also don't use AF in my water...
Without the module you don't have a working ignition. The link chris has list parts and how the TB ignition works. Search for Delco EST and it will show what it takes. All ignition except points or petronix or the like require a module
Yes, otherwise your going to use a different ignition
Yes, TB, Delco EST, MSD, DUI or old school points
Yes, if you connected the Negative side of the coil to the pick up, its fried
I would suggest buying a Delco EST ignition
Did find as the bottle fills the plastic bottle gets soft because of the hot lube. Once it cools back down it stiffens up again. I like the bottle because it can tell if the drive is leaking, but could make a better one easy enough. The switch is nice but for the most part not necessary for a...
Only have done the annual maintenance. The valve is still attached and the small tip remains visual on top. I did take the old off and clean under it thinking maybe there was a small something under it. Reinstalled and tried again, and it build and leak again.
