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    1989 Force 85hp - Idles great at home, won't run at the lake

    Hello, I have been having a heck of a time with my 1989 Force 85hp. I had a couple recent posts where I believe I resolved some electrical issues as the magnet came off the flywheel and the trigger wires were rubbed. I glued that back in, replaced the trigger and checked timing for good...
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    1989 Force 85HP reverse lock missing bolt?

    Hello, my 1989 Force 85HP has this reverse lever lock and it was only attached on the side closest to the boat. I am assuming there should be a bolt in the side furthest from the boat in the hole just above the 2x4 shown in this photo. Does anyone know the part number or where I might get what...
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    1989 Force 85HP, spark issues, magnet came off flywheel and trigger rubbed.

    Hello, I have a 1989 Force 85HP outboard. It ran great and then slowly started bogging down and then stopped working. I thought it was some sort of fuel issue so I cleaned the carbs and that didn't help, so I dug into the electrical. I found lack of spark on the bottom cylinder so I started...
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    1989 Force 85HP will not return to idle. Can push idle screw back in. New Cables?

    Hello, I just did a complete transom rebuild on my Spectrum 1700 to replace the wood core. After doing that, I mounted a replacement 1989 Force 85hp motor. I had previously had a 1989 Force 50hp motor on the boat before I started the transom rebuild. The 85hp Force went on pretty easily. I...
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    1989 Force 85hp - red hot ground screw on ground wire, slow starter crank

    I have this 1989 85hp force on a stand. It will only crank slowly while the plugs are in. With the plugs out it moves freely by hand and cranks fast. I also noticed that the screw which holds the wire junction strip in gets red hot while cranking! Since it is one the stand I have jumper cables...
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    1989, 85HP Force, 90lbs compression all 3 cylinders

    Hello, I have a Spectrum boat with a 50hp Force motor on it, and it can have up to a 90hp on it. I have the opportunity to buy a 1989 Force 85hp that has 90lbs compression on all cylinders and not starting. I am wondering if it is worth picking up the 85hp cheap and rebuilding it? I am thinking...
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    Force 50 Prop not spinning when higher RPMS?

    Hello, At the end of the last season I was having some problems with the Force 50 outboard on our Spectrum. It seemed that everything would work fine when at lower RPM's and I could put along just fine. However, at higher RPMS or as I gave it throttle, it would seem to "disengage" the propeller...
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    1990 Force 50 - Add Permanent inline Fuel Filter or Water Separator?

    Hello, While troubleshooting another issue I was told I should add a fuel filter between the fuel pump and carburetor to help diagnose the issue. I am wondering what the best practice is for adding a fuel filter permanently on this motor, or in general for an outboard. I had done some reading...
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    1990 Force 50 Starts/runs great, bogs down then stalls at WOT, starts right back up

    Hello, I just obtained a Spectrum boat with a 1990 Force 50hp motor on it. It starts up and runs great in the driveway. It has sat for a while, but was stored indoors and looks to be in great condition. I got it from a friend, who was given it from his uncle so I don't have anything into it...
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    1966 Evinrude 85 hp, Where to find water pump kit?

    Hello, In the process of replacing the impeller on my 1966 80hp Evinrude Speedifour, I pulled off the Impeller housing assembly and managed to break a small circular spring which seems to keep a seal tight around the drive shaft. I am going to need to replace the spring, and I am looking for...
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    Are Original Gaskets needed or can Gasket maker be used?

    Hello, I am in the process of replacing the water pump impeller on my 1966 85hp Evinrude Speedifour. I have removed the upper and lower gearcase and I would like to replace the seals while I have all this apart. I am wondering if I need to locate original seals for everything I want to replace...
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    1966 Evinrude outboard

    Hello, I just purchased 1966 Thompson in great shape. The motor is a 1966 80hp Evinrude. It started right up and ran great for about 30 minutes and I was driving it wide open and it just quit. There was no sputtering, just off suddenly. I let it sit and it would turn over but not fire at all...
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