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    EBay Old Stock Impellers

    I have a 5hp Force outboard and the impellers for the engine have a list price of $95. The impeller is a little bigger diameter than a Quarter coin, without a doubt the most expensive marine motor impeller pound for pound in the world! Sellers on EBay sometimes offer these impellers on EBay...
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    Cavitation Plate Height Question

    I've read here that ideally, the cavitation plate should be anywhere from one inch above the bottom of the stern to 1.5" below it. Now, I have a 1992 6hp Johnson and it has 1/2 the water intake above the cavitation plate, the other half below it. The other day when testing it in the tank, it...
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    1993 Johnson 25hp w Electric & Rope Start?

    I just bought a boat with a 1993 Johnson 25hp with both Electric & Rope Start, it is not a tiller model, it steers with a cable. The Model number is J25RETS. I go online to the parts diagrams online and that model is a rope start tiller steer and I don't see any 1993 25hp Johnson Evinrude that...
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    91 6hp Throttle Stop? What's this Part?

    The part circled in the above left picture stops the Cam & Link Retainer, it stops the throttle at idle. That part has a screw and is adjustable. I don't see that part mentioned anywhere in the OMC Service Manual, nor do I see the part listed in any parts diagram for the 1991 6 or 8hp. Mine...
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    Carb Idle Mixer Adjustment Force 5hp

    1989 Force 5hp - Carb Idle Mixer Adjustment - I have the manual, I turn the carb idle mixer screw in from one turn out and it shuts the engine off about another 1/3 turn in. I then turn the screw out from one turn out and I'll go like 3 turns further out and see no difference, it looks like I...
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    Stuck Shifter 1991 6 hp Johnson???

    Bought a used 1991 6hp Johnson short shaft. I can't shift into forward, it's like a rock. I have not run it yet. Does it need to be running in idle to shift? The model is J6REIA, here's the same model in a picture I found in a web search:
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    Thermostat Kit Mounting Instructions Johnson 1991 6 hp

    The thermostat kit 0434067 for the 1991 Johnson is pictured below. The Johnson Evinrude manual has no installation instructions, the kit comes with no installation instructions, I can't find any instructions on the internet or iboats. Does anyone have a link to the mounting instructions, all I...
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    Installing inline clear plastic filter on 1991 6hp.

    Bought a used 1991 6hp Johnson and don't see any fuel filter. Come to think of it, I don't see any mention of one in the Service Manual nor seen one in all the pictures I've been looking at for weeks of 5-8 hp's 1980-2000. Any reason for this? I'm planning on installing one of these with like...
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    Installing inline clear plastic furl filter on 1991 6hp.

    Bought a used 1991 6hp Johnson and don't see any fuel filter. Come to think of it, I don't see any mention of one in the Service Manual nor seen one in all the pictures I've been looking at for weeks of 5-8 hp's 1980-2000. Any reason for this? I'm planning on installing one of these with like...
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    Impeller housing 0389577 91 6hp Johnson Replace?

    1) My impeller housing has a little wear on the top of the shaft hole, it's a tad out of round, of the four the fins on the inside one is worn and another a little worn, that's all, everything else looks good. What exactly constitutes a worn impeller housing? 2) I have not yet removed the old...
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    1989 5hp Force Long Shaft Removal?

    I'm changing the impeller on a 1989 5hp long shaft, I've done short shaft impellers a few times, but this long shaft has an extra 5" extension housing that is attached at the front and I can't remove it from the lower unit. The manual says nothing about this 5" extension. According to the part...
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    What are these seals for?

    This is a picture of the parts in a Force 5hp gear case seal kit, does anyone know where the two little white plastic parts go, their part number on the parts drawings? I thought they were for the oil drain and oil level plugs, but they do not fit.
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    Using OMC Sierra Coil on 1989 Force 5hp?

    Can I do this coil swap (see http://www.oddjobmotors.com/tt1_replacewico_coil.htm) on a 1989 Force 5hp 1 cylinder or any other Chrysler engine that had the same 2.00" bore engine (3.5-5 hp)? The 1989 Force 5hp was the last year they had points and condenser. Are all these coils the same...
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    6hp Merc 4 stroke Problems?

    I'm looking for a 5hp Mercury 2 stroke, 199n -2005 or so, but I keep finding Merc 6hp 4 strokes from like 2010-2012 for about the same price. Is there something wrong with the 4 strokes. I'm told four strokes are good if you use them a lot, but have a lot of problems if you don't use it much.
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    $95 Impeller the size of a $1 Coin!

    The Chrysler and Force 3.5 to 5 hp engines (and Gamefisher 5 hp) from 1979 till 1999 used the same impeller, now sold by Mercury as F521065-1. Impeller is the biggest ripoff I've ever seen for it's size, $95.50 retail list price. It is the size of a 2014 $1.00 coin. I've bought functioning...
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    4 or 5 hp Force Headgasket Part# Confusion

    I have a 1989 Force 5 hp with 2.00 inch bore and I'm having a difficult time finding out what the correct part number is for the head gasket. You see, in 1990 Force changed the bore on the 5 hp to 2.125 inch bore, yet Mercury shows the same head gasket for both. I got the part and it is for a...
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    Force 5hp Lower Unit Shaft Won't Go into Crankshaft

    I changed the impeller on my 1989 5 hp Force, and when I go to install the lower unit, the lower unit driveshaft will not find the crankshaft hole. This is the second time I've gone through this, and try as I may, the only way to get it to install is to remove the engine and install the engine...
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    Best Brand used 5hp under $600

    I'm looking to buy a 5-6hp outboard motor for a Gheenoe I picked up for free. I'm leaning towards a 2000-2005 or so Merc 5hp, as my brother has the same engine, and it looks well built and parts are easy to get. It is made in Japan (does anyone know who made it for Merc?). I see Craigslist...
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    Force 5 hp Parts Coop?

    My neighbor had a 1989 5hp Force outboard (same as a Sears Gamefisher) that he bought for $50 sitting in a junk pile under a canopy. I told him that I'd put it in my barn and see if I could get it to work in my spare time. I got it to work, however, it needed some parts to complete the engine...
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    Force 5hp Pinion Gear Off Drive Shaft

    I was changing the impeller on my 1989 Force 5 hp, and when I thought the impeller was coming up the shaft it actually was the shaft that came up and out of the pinion gear down in the gearcase. The gearcase oil is clean, so I can see in there through the like 1/2 hole, but I don't see any gear...
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