Ok, new problem. Got her to start...YAY!!! We made it out about 200 yards when she wound down and stopped. I tried to pull the rope, and she wouldn't budge. So, I, being the man, (who by the way was very glad I put the oars in) rowed my entire family the 200 yards back to the launch. I managed to get her on the trailer, and another fisherman came up with a force motor on his boat. I told him what happened, and he came over and pulled the rope, she pulled just fine (he pulled easy so as not to start the motor). What do I need to change, replace, fix, shoot, to keep this from happening again? I posted a couple of days ago about how it was hard to start. This guy at the launch told me that the previous owner must have burned the motor doing something to the seals making it loose compression, thus hard to start. Is this something I can take care of myself, or should I leave it to a professional? I'm kinda handy, but don't want to get in over my head.
By the way: 1995 Force 15hp tiller, short shaft. Replaced the impellar, spark plugs, and gear oil last weekend. motor was pushing water when we had it in the tank, can't say for the lake.
By the way: 1995 Force 15hp tiller, short shaft. Replaced the impellar, spark plugs, and gear oil last weekend. motor was pushing water when we had it in the tank, can't say for the lake.
He also told me that the name Force was a good one because "they force you to buy another motor." Should I listen to the guy? I mean, it cooled down and now it works. I just want to know what I need to do to keep this from happening again.