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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Just an update I took the boat to the lake again,,, no work was done to it from the previous take out, I just wanted to try my luck and have more detail of its behavior. Milky fuel seems not to be an issue any more, it seems that the last time I ran it I got water for trying it with out the cowl...
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Thanks racerone and Jerry, I will make this tester this week end and post results. regards
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Is there any video or instructions to test the Spark Gap? I've seen a couple that are not very clear to me. To have spark I should crank the motor with the kill switch not activated with risk of starting the motor, will there be any issue if the motor starts with one plug disconected?
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Never seen it before that's why it called my attention. I ran the motor today again in it is erratic, it idles good, then going from stopped to WOT ran very bad for about 5 minutes then from nothing it started running very good for about 10.minted like it's something was unclogged, then I...
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Hi Jerry, I don't think it was contaminated, actually I fill up directly in the gas station and this boat is always stored in a covered shed no chance to get water. Anyways I will try your suggestion. Is it normal to have this residues in the carb intake? Regards
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    I just removed the water filter for this fishing trip, I purchased a new one from Sierra and noticed it was restricting the fuel flow so I decided to remove, maybe will have to put it back. The temp today was in the 70 range. Thanks I will put back and post the results.
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Hello I have a 1989 Force 85 hp motor, runing the motor WOT today it started working good then it started bogging and going slower maybe 50% the speed it usually goes, I opened the motor cover to inspect and noticed there is milky fuel in the carb intake, see the picture attached. Is this...
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    Force 85 1989 Water in gearbox / hole

    Some pictures here.
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    Force 85 1989 Water in gearbox / hole

    Thanks for your reply, I believe this has the original drive, after I posted this I was able to find another thread were somebody else described the issue perfectly, when filling up the case I noticed no leaks anywhere, the motor rested a full night before taking it to the lake and it showed no...
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    Force 85 1989 Water in gearbox / hole

    Hello I have a 1989 Force 85HP, noticed water in my last gear lube change, when inspecting the gear case I see a hole, please see pictures, this is a hole approximately 3mm diameter, I noticed some oil coming through but I'm not sure if having that hole in that place will actually cause a leak...
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    Force 1989 85 hp Overheated while WOT

    Hello, this is my first post but I've been following this forum for over a year and it has been very use full, now it's time to make my own question. I've seen several questions about overheating problems in this engines but I don't find one for a WOT over heated. Last week I went to a...
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