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  1. FingerLaker

    Intermittent fuel issue and Ventilation

    Hi all, my 89' Maxum with a 3.0 Mercruiser, that I use not nearly enough (the source of most problems, likely) has run fine for me in my third year with it (previous owner was the town mechanic!), but occasionally, with no consistency, except possibly after a long run time before incidence, just...
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    Mystery Solved: Overheats have consequences... 1987 Force 85 H.P.

    For anyones that's interested, I solved the mystery pre-water this year on the blockage issue in my water exhaust ports I posted about last year; I would have preferred to update that post, but I can't see to find it. Last spring, I could see and feel some blockage in my ports, but had a pretty...
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    Throttle cable maintenance and adjust basics? Force 85 H.P. or other..

    Hello, all, and Happy Spring, most of you are likely in the water already... Thanks again for all the help on my easy issue last year with my '87 Force 85 HP, a basic idle adjust using the idle screw took me through the whole season with no stalling at shift. At the end of the season, it did it...
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    Grease fitting sizes

    HI again all, yet another newbie question: As I come to the end of my first year boating, I really want to hit all the lubrication spots on my Force 85 and the Clymer has nice close-ups of all the fittings. BUT: my standard automotive grease gun I use for all-round stuff is too large by just a...
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    Parts for Suzuki Trolling motors?

    Asking for a friend... really! Or, at least my son's friend's dad, who is looking to find parts for a DT-8, possibly late 80's, for a older Tracker they have restored as a summer project. Dont know for sure the year. Do any of you Suzuki/fishing folks have some great go-to places for rare...
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    Mercur/Force props pre-exhaust through hubs (pre-89)

    Hi all, I've got an 87 Force 85 in just my second year with it, and need to replace the prop it came with. I've got the original the guy threw in, and neither have a part # that make any sense in searches I am doing. I find few options with a part # I don't find anywhere on mine, its # 072108...
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    '87 Force 85hp Stalls every time from a smooth idle when going into gear..?

    Hi all, newbie here... 87' Bayliner 1700 Cobra. My 87' Force 85, which ran like a top at all RPMs- once I got her into gear with a bit of a throttle shove and some luck (3 tries..) will stall every time from a smooth idle, warmed up or not. Even after a cruise of nearly an hour, with nearly...
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