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    force by mercury marine question

    I posted a question on one of these motors in the chrysler force section and didnt know if it should be here...let me know if a force by mercury marine question would better be answered here, and I will transfer it over. thannks
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    1997 Force 40hp (by merc marine)

    Just got a boat with this motor and I didnt know where to post this, in the Merc section or here. I was playing around with the controlls and just checking it out, and take mind I havent even got this boat on the water, but when I push it in forward and push it down all the way, the throttle...
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    starter on 1986 Evinrude 50hp

    The starter is starting to become very inconsistent. The solenoid clicks always, like its supposed to, but sometimes the starter will engage and work and sometimes it just sits there and does nothing and all you hear is the solenoid click. I was just wondering if a start can be rebuilt instead...
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    89 Evinrude 70hp inconsistent

    89 Evinrude 70hp. The VRO has been disabled, and I just use a standard fuel pump. Now when I had it out today, it was surging real bad and wouldnt maintain consistency at wide open throttle. I was inspecting the obvious things and noticed that my primer bulb was flat, so I just figured one of...
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    1986 Evinrude 50hp, suddenly no spark

    My dads motor quit on the water while he was trolling. It just all of a sudden died and wouldnt start. He pulled it home and I did some checking (as far as my knowledge goes) and its not showing spark on either cylinder. I disconnected the black wire with yellow strip (kill switch), still...
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    my tach all of a sudden wobbly

    My tach now gets wobbly when I accelerate. It sometimes says still and acts normal, but most of the time itll wobble around. It stays in the general area of where its supposed to be, but wobbles around a bit. Like say If I am running at WOT at 5,500 rpms, itll wobble from about 5,100 to about...
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    new bearings...now have shake

    well, the bearings went bad on my trailer a little while back. (1 month) so I got replacements and cleaned out the old hub, hammered out the old races and everything and replaced it all. well, it went good, but now when I get to 60mph, my trailer now shakes. It didnt do that before. What...
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    portable bait tank

    i live on a lake in texas where the striper fishing is good. Well I own a bass boat and the livewells in it just dont do well with shad. Shad tend to get to the corners and get the red nose syndrome and die very easilly. I was just wondering if anyone has built a successful bait tank...I...
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    what is this?

    What is this little plug on my control box? when unplugged, tilt trim still work, the motor will still crank, and electric primer still works. thanks
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    motor swap on my boat, question(s)

    I currently have a 1989 Evinrude 70hp on my boat...Its underpowered. My boat is rated for a 130, and I know a guy here that wants to downsize his motor on his boat because its too much for what he has. Its a 1995 Johnson 130hp, with a stainless prop, in great condition. Obviously, I cant...
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    89 Evinrude 70hp tilt and trim / change fluid

    I was wondering how I can change out the fluid in this unit. I dont have the manual, so I dont know where to start. I know its not that difficult of a procedure. Its not aftermarket, its the one right back there attached to the motor bracket. thanks
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    fuel pump / deliver problem driving me crazy

    1989 Evinrude 70hp Ok, I bought this boat used about half a year ago. Ran good right at first, but then it started acting funny at WOT, it would run good very inconsistently, but always fine at idle all the way to about 70-80% or so of the throttle. Then one trip after that, it wouldnt keep...
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    controls reversed?!?!

    well my dad just got a boat and we ran into a weird problem. to put the boat in reverse you have to push the control lever forward and it gets full throttle capability. but to put the boat in forward you have to pull back, but it only gets very little throttle like its in reverse. does this...
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    adding an onboard battery charger

    I have a bass boat with an 89 Evinrude 70hp motor...I want to add an onboard charger. Is this an easy thing to do? To install? Where does it hook up to your motor, or ignition system? thanks
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    1989 Evinrude 70hp voltage question

    my rig did something briefly today. When I first launched and made a run out to my brushpile to anchor on, I then turned on my graph and it kept shutting off and saying voltage is too high. When I dropped the trolling motor and turned the engine off, it stopped. Then it didnt do it the rest...
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    deck revamp on bass boat

    I have a bass boat and it has a pretty small casting deck on the front and on the sides of the bow are hinged storage and a walkspace in between them. Its a bass boat, not a fish and ski. I was thinking about framing it all flat and making the whole front end a deck...my question is do screws...
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    guages to wire up

    I bought a boat not that long ago and there are a couple of guages that arent in use. they look aftermarket from the boat. One is the trim guage and the other measures water pressure. In the lower unit maybe?? anyways, what do these connect up to on the motor to register? thanks
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    1989 Evinrude 70 - looper?

    I was just curious on what my engine design is? is it a looper? as far as how the gas is delivered to the cylinders? thanks
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    1989 Evinrude 70 - impeller change question

    I posted this question a little while back about disconnecting the shift linkage to changeout the impeller...well I just got around to pulling the cowling and looking in there to get an idea... I was told to disconnect the hair pin at the shift linkage and it will undo, but I dont see how this...
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    RPM question / problem?

    1989 Evinrude 70hp My research shows me this motor should top out at 5,500 rpms at WOT. When I run this thing its topping up around 5,900, or close to 6,000. The previous owner has this motor bored slightly and new wiseco pistons installed, and I didnt know if this had any sort of effect on...
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