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    Scored Cylinder Walls & Repair

    Just picked up a spare powerhead for my 1988 Force 35 on ebay. I inspected it last night, and it has great compression on the upper cylinder, bad compression on the lower. Turns out that the cylinder walls on the lower are scored by what I presume is a loose piston pin. I think that the...
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    Fishing Line & Prop Damage

    Doing some work on an engine that came with a new boat. It's a 1987 Force 35, and upon removing the propeller found that fishing line had gotten wrapped around the prop shaft. The line was literally fused together into a washer from heat and pressure. There was nothing else between the lower...
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    Can you put a Force 40 powerhead on a 35 hp motor?

    I recently acquired a 1987 35 hp Force motor with a trashed powerhead. I am looking around for a replacement, and possibly have a 1994 40 hp powerhead available. Any idea if this powerhead would fit on a 35 hp motor? Or, better yet, any one got a 35 hp motor or powerhead they would like to...
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    "Upgrading" a Force 9.9 to 15hp?

    I recently purchased a 1989 Sears Gamefisher 9.9 hp in really good condition. This outboard is a Force 9.9, sold under the Sears brand. Model #2255811991. Based my service manual, the 9.9 and a 15hp have the same fundamental specs except for RPM where the 15hp runs about 500 rpm higher at...
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