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    Motor Has Bad Miss...............................

    I have a Force 85hp that has a bad miss after it has been running for about 10 min. The marine shop here says that it's something called a trigger assy. located under the flywheel. They say because it's a 1987 Force it will cost over $500 parts and labor to fix. Does this sound about right or...
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    Compression Variation

    I have a 1988 mercury 8ohp that has a 15-20 lb. variation between it cylinders. Should I expect it to die any day or are there steps that I can take to prolong the life of it? <br /> thanks.
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    85hp compression

    I have a 1988 85hp force and I want check the compression. What would be considered a good compression reading? <br /> thanks.
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    Mercury 85hp has bad miss.

    I have just purchased a 1988 Bayliner with a mercury 80hp. Took it to the lake today and it has a bad miss. One cylinder is not firing. It tries to fire but just bogs itself down at higher RPM's. I ran it today at the lake for about an hour and a half thinking it might work itself out but it...
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