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    Force 15hp Carb Butterfly not opening all the way

    When I twist my tiller to full throttle, I can still move the butterfly lever another 1/4" by hand. Is the metal plate that rotates and opens the butterfly adjustable, so that I can get full throttle openings??? I hooked a string to it and pulled it open while running and man that last 1/4" of...
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    Sears/Force 15hp Recoil Starter Problems

    Hey guys, hope all is well. Georgia is about dried up and ready to blow away. My lake is 13 ft down and still dropping. Im in need of some help with my 15 hp force outboard. The recoil starter jams when I pull the rope out. The recoil spring wont pull it back in and when I try to turn the nylon...
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    Force 15hp not pumping with muffs??

    Ok, I know other people have mentioned this,, so i tried using muffs on my 15 hp Force and sure enough, it won't pump squatt, nada, no water at all, no matter how much I turn up the hose. I put the motor in my 1/2 (55gal) barrel that I use and it pumps like crazy with no problems... So what is...
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    1987 15hp force electric starter?

    Did the 9.9 or 15 hp force outboards ever come with an electric starter as an option? My back is not what it use to be and pulling at the angle that I sit in my boat is eventually going to send me to the chiropractor. I can search the internet and/or my local boat/motor yard for one if it...
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    Johnson 9.5hp twin overheated

    I ran my little 9.5 this weekend for a short trip. Started out good and ran it for about 30 minutes. On the way home it started smelling hot and then stopped running. It didnt seize up or get stiff, but now it wont run at all. It feels like it has good compression. Has a fairly good spark and...
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    Impeller not pumping

    :mad:I ran my 15hp Gamefisher last week with no problems, pumped fine, ran it for about an hour. On Sunday, I started the motor to go fishing and was letting it warm up and noticed it was not puming any water at all.I shut it off right away before it warmed up, no more than about 1 minute or...
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    1985 Force 15 hp Issues??

    I am getting ready to buy a used 1985 15 hp gamefisher outboard from a friend of mine. Motor is in great condition needs nothing. Has been stored inside all of its life,, it looks almost new, runs great, idles good, no issues that I can see. Is there anything that I should check out or look for...
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    Mercury 18 hp outboard

    Im getting ready to buy an 86 merc 18 hp outboard. Does anyone know how much it weighs???? thanks ron
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