Re: 1990 Force 150HP
If operating up to expectations, it is ok.<br />Some parts are hard to find, certainly no bargain prices on parts.<br />Routine items are easy to fix, but is a rebuild ever easy, no.<br />If taken care of, and decarbed, and carbs synced, etc, it can be a good engine.<br />Would I pay more than $500 for it, no.<br /><br />I got my Force 70hp 1995 when it was 3 years old.<br />Got a boat-motor-trailer for the price of the boat, cause no one around here would buy the motor.<br />So it could be a bargain, or it may not last a week. <br /><br />Before you buy it, YOU should have the compression checked.<br />Also have YOUR mechanic check the lower unit, the stator output, and the rectifier.<br /><br />Compression should be well over 100, preferably 120+ , on all cylinders. There should not be more than 10 pounds difference between the highest and lowest reading.<br /><br />The motor should be test DRIVEN, in the water, under a load, carrying the amount of weight you will carry in the future. That means you will probably need to put 3 friends and a full load of fuel in it to test drive it. Test drive should last atleast 15 minutes.<br /><br />Test running the motor in a tank, or with water muffs, is not an acceptable or reliable test.<br /><br />Make sure the power tilt and trim works, if equipped. They are hard to find and expensive to replace. <br /><br />And when the seller tells you its the same as a Merc or Mariner, don't believe him.<br />Sure Merc bought Force in 89 or 90, but the motor were nothing like a Merc, until the mid 90s.
