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Something that has bothered me since the day I bought my first boat, 1988 Bayliner Capri with a 125 HP Force outboard motor. They manufactured this big beautiful motor but didn't include intake air filtration. Is there a way to filter the air before entering the carbs? The noise dampening...

My good old fashioned cherry picker, aka tree branch and come along, worked great as it always does. Powerhead is now bolted into place on the motor leg and all the new parts I ordered have arrived. The weather this week in southern Michigan is supposed to be in the mid to upper 90's with heat...

I am not the one who fitted the impeller that failed and as a result trashed my cylinder block. I fitted one after that dreadful day but the motor hasn't been run since then.

I'm glad to hear that about the flywheel, however, I already found the exact center of the break and on the opposite side I broke a small piece of it off in an effort to somewhat restore the balance. Lol, I kinda felt like Gomer Pile in the process. While ordering the new impeller and key I...

Since it's been close to 7 yrs ago when I replaced the impeller, I don't recall how snug of a fit that key was. In an abundance of caution, I just ordered a new key and impeller. Once I get the power head bolted up to the motor leg and the power restored so I can lift the motor all the way up, I...

It shouldn't dislodge but it did once already, that was 3 years after I bought the boat and I had never changed the impeller up to that point. The previous owner had the motor rebuilt because he was burning 100:1 gas/Amsoil, because he said Amsoil claims it can be done and he got tired of...

Update: I found a few videos on line of people rebuilding this same motor and a 1989. In these videos, I watched a couple times, I found the answers to my wiring questions. I now have all the wiring done except for connecting the wires from the boat wire harness. Tomorrow I will work on lifting...

Yeah, I either will need to find a replacement or take it to a machine shop where they might be able to balance it by drilling a hole out of the steel ring on the opposite side, like it appears the manufacturer did.

Thank you, Nordin, I appreciate it. I thought that might be what it is. I don't know why my book wouldn't spell that out for me, but it doesn't. I will just replace it and follow the corresponding orange wire from the boat wire harness. I'm assuming the alarm or light can be tested with a jumper...

Oh, one other thing I forgot to ask. When the motor overheated and shut down in the middle of Lake Erie there was never any sign that it was overheating, no alarm of any sort. The motor just suddenly started slowing down while on plane, dummy me, at this point I pulled back the throttle and...

Attached is a few pics of the 125 HP motor I am currently working on and having issues with figuring out where some wires should hook up. I also made a short video and hope it's not too large to post here. This motor has 2 C-D units, they are from 2 different manufacturers so the wires are not...

I am terribly sorry, I just read in another thread that once a thread gets to be 90 days old it is Forum policy to start a new thread. I started a new one last Thursday and will move all future replies/posts to that thread.

I thank you very kindly. These might help me some with the electrical hook ups. I really appreciate it. I have been surfing the web and looking at every picture I can find. A couple of which helped me with some of the linkage. I don't have too much more to go before I can finally get this beast...

Here's another stumbling block of mine. All of the wires except for one out of each of the two C-D units were never disconnected when I tore down the motor. The one wire I had to disconnect I cannot find where it goes. One unit the wire is black with a yellow stripe and the other unit the wire...

I finally got back to working on this rebuild after many life stressing events. I now have the motor all put back together except for the electrical hook ups, throttle linkage and flywheel. I broke a small piece off the flywheel when I was pulling it. Like the lame brain I can be sometimes, I...

If anyone is able to provide me with some pics of their motor, please also include the throttle linkage and mechanisms. Thank you in advance.

I began a rebuild on my 125 HP Force motor back in 2020, had to replace the cylinder block because it overheated real bad resulting in scored cylinder walls. The previous owner had it rebuilt too, which included boring cylinders to max oversize. Many life experiences got in the way after...

Hey JerryJerry, See, I knew I got some great tips from you regarding the rebuild. I was just talking to you last week under the username SandersE. The moderators, especially Fun Times, was able to find my old account and re-activate it. Now, Finally after nearly 6 long years, I can finally get...

The replacement cylinder block did not come with the crank shaft, so I ordered a new one from Boats.net. JeryJerry, I do remember your name as being one of the long time members of this forum who provided me with valuable input for me when I first started this project back in 2019. I would...