Search results

  1. N

    Troubleshooting Tachometer.... any ideas?

    Installed a used tach for my 1988 85 hp force. 20p setting selected. Did the install late at night after work, and managed to reverse polarity on the power to the gauge initially. Corrected the power polarity. Tried first test today. With ignition turned on, meter hits rail at 8000 and...
  2. N

    Ok... carbs cleaned and reassembled, two new questions....

    Well, I am not going to say "that was easy" until I hear my motor run. But it was certainly faster than expected. Got a lot of sediment out of the carbs, no large chunks of shellac. Only had that in the bowls. First one took me 30 minutes, second one took me 10 minutes, third one even...
  3. N

    Uh oh. Crap in carbs. Now what?

    I don't know if anyone has been paying attention to my jetting thread, but I ended up pulling the carbs off to get to the jets earlier today, probably a good idea that I did. Pulling the bowls showed that I had some laquer flakes loose in the bowls, and the bowl gaskets looked pretty compressed...
  4. N

    Required to remove carbs to get to jets?

    Am wanting to check jet size today on my 1988 85hp force. Heading out to the garage in a few minutes. I attempted to remove the bowls out the port side of the motor without removing the carbs, and seems there is too much interference. 1) Is it recommended to remove the carbs to do this...
  5. N

    What the heck are these?

    I'm installing a tach on my boat in prep for fishing this weekend. I've only used this boat on no-wake lakes, and purchased it used three year ago. I've never had the boat at full throttle, mostly just trolling. Maybe that is a good thing, although the previous owner used it for tubing. I...
  6. N

    Oh crap.... found a carb jet under the carpet of my boat

    I've got an 1988 (edited from earlier post of 89) Force 85hp motor on my fishing boat. I mostly use it at slow speeds, trolling and the like. It does exhibit rough throttle up when I get on the gas. I boat at 5000' elevation. I bought this boat used. I had wondered if they had messed...
  7. N

    Carb rejetting rant / questions.....

    (Not really a repair question, but close. Sorry if mis-posted) Been shopping for a used ski / runabout I/O. I think I have settled on the drive being Volvo Penta, as it sounds as though the reliability, performance, and repairability is good. My target price is to stay below $10k. I've...
  8. N

    Best mounting orientation for my trolling motor?

    Hope I have this in the correct forum. I purchased a Powerdrive V2 55 used off of craigslist for my 17' aluminum bluefin. I have a fairly large triangular deck at the bow to mount it on, but it seems as though i have to cantilever the motor frame well off of the deck to get the motor to swing...
  9. N

    Questions about tachometers....

    I've been hunting a cheap tach for my Force, and since it is a 20 pole motor, they are not as common. I'm wondering about a few things.... 1) What effectively does a 20 pole vs 12 pole mean? I suspect that this means that there are 20 pulses per revolution as opposed to 12 per revolution...
  10. N

    Is This a "cupped" prop?

    For my '88 Force 85hp : 072127 (I boat at 6000ft elevation and up) http://www.propmd.com/c-1057-85-hp-150-hp-single-exhaust.aspx Thanks! -f-
  11. N

    1988 Force 85hp... dual exhaust??????

    I'm shopping for a prop (again) and used the iboats lookup. Oddly, there are two choices for my 1988 85hp motor. One is listed as a non-through prop exhuast. One is listed as a through prop dual exhaust. I'm pretty sure I have the latter... questions : 1) What the heck do they mean...
  12. N

    Help me with prop choice please...

    I just had my boat in the shop and had the carbs cleaned. My bargain boat that I bought is slowing turning out to be not such a bargain!:redface: The shop owner suggested a prop with less pitch, so I am shopping ebay... I have a 85hp 1988 Force with a 19 pitch. I boat at 5000 ft elevation...
  13. N

    Force controls question...

    Okay.. here is the control box I have, along with some questions below...I searched online for a manual, but came up empty. Any help appreciated... 1) I don't seem to have any ability to engage fast idle. I believe that to do this, I press the insert in the lever hinge to allow the control...
  14. N

    Hard start on '88 85hp Force... carb cleaning?

    My Force starts hard. Once warm it starts pretty easily. Some more history.. 115psi on all cylinders. Fast idle does not seem to work... I see no play in the throttle linkage when I disconnect the shifter and bump the throttle. I have to crank and crank (sometimes 90 seconds or more before...
  15. N

    Charging voltage low on 1988 85hp?

    Hmmmm.. OK.. looking at my Seloc manual. Had my boat out for the first time today, but only did a lot of trolling. This is a no-wake lake so I could not throttle up. Seemed like my battery was draining rather than charging, as my voltmeter barely showed 12V while idling along, and my low...
  16. N

    Yee ha! First trip out with our first boat :-)

    My 13 yr old and I took our "new" old boat on its first ride today. We just went to a no-wake lake to idle around and fish a little, and make sure that it did not overheat at idle. Thanks to a lot of folks here on this forum... my ramp activities were smooth and quick. The launch was fast...
  17. N

    Anybody using a large Happy Troller?

    Bought one off of ebay last week, and it arrived today. For some reason it looks small to me. I have an 85hp Force that I am going to bolt this to... so I wanted the larger version (50hp+). I measure 14" from the very top of the plate down to the bottom of the plate, and about 12" across...
  18. N

    How do you slow down for lake trout?

    Wow. I just went for a quick test walk with my gps to see what 1mph or less looks like. Unbelievably slow. How the heck do you go that slow and maintain any sort of directional control? I would think that with any sort of wind you get blown all over. Do you only troll into the wind when...
  19. N

    Tach 10 pole to 20 pole converter.

    Folks... I may be able to help us out with this tachometer issue we have with the 20 pole tachometer for our Force engines. I think I understand the problem.. tell me if I am wrong. Our engines have 20 pole magnetos on them. Every revolution, we output 20 pulses to the rectifier...
  20. N

    1988 Force 85...what muffs to use?

    Are there muffs that work well on the motors with the water pickups on the curved portion of the outdrive? Or should I just buy a big platic trash can and be done with it ? :)
Top