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    1990 Force Outboard King frozen pin removed new king pin has play inside 2x plastic bearings from Marine Engine need quick advice PLEASE

    My twin engine motors are both frozen probably at the top plastic bearing. I removed the motor and lower drive then the leg, and with heat and big hammer drove out the old king pin. Removed the 2 plastic sleeve bearings and cleaned up the inside of the aluminum swivel bracket using a rotary...
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    1990Bayliner Trophy twin Force 120s Hydraulic steering hoses burst

    So I am including the pictures of everything related to this issue and hope that there is a solution to not take out the old hoses which is harder that impossible. So they had kinks in them at the ends which I ignored for a long time and while at the Channel Islands one burst. I got a tow back...
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    Any advice on a starting battery and rectifier/regulator for a 1990 Force 120HP

    I had a stator fail on one of my twin 120HP. I have a Sea 7650 Add-A-Battery System with ACR and Battery Switch and a AGM battery for stater and a deep cycle for accessories. I was told the AGM is not recommended for the CDI stater. Stater measure 0.5V DVA and open resistance, brown/yellows and...
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    Trophy 2302 Twin force 120s has one over-revving at times badly/Help

    So the boat is a 24 footer trophy 2302. The port engine was fully rebuilt as was the lower drive. So I got the boat with two 4 blades 19p props. The props were doing 4500 at WOT so I first got 2 15p and the port engine and sometimes the other starboard were over-revving or cavitation/ventilation...
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    1990 Force 120hp doesn't fire up

    So I replaced the stator from CDI, trigger same, got a newer flywheel, it wasn't getting spark on 3 and 4 before. So after that there is spark on all 4, I checked DVA on the stator 1-2 and 3-4 360ohms and 200V per their specs. I get spark at the wires, trigger gets 1.2V between 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4...
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    1990 Force outboard 120hp, need help on sealant for exhaust tube to separation plate

    I rebuilt the outboard and need to attach the exhaust tube to separation plate before installing the motor back. The edge is pretty thin. What type of sealant can I use?
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    20 foot 1997 Maxum 2050 bowrider propeller question

    I am using this boat offshore in SOCal to occasionally go to the Channel islands, yes I know it's a bowrider but it works great. I recently rebuilt the Alpha 1 gen 2 drive myself successfully. So the propeller on the boat is a 14.5x18 aluminum, not the original size which broke, one that I...
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    97 Maxum 5.7L mercruiser engine 2 barrel to 4 barrel question

    Is there a huge advantage and what does it involve. Do I need to replace the intake are there adapter plates? Can a more performant Holley 500cfm carb get the same performance? Can anyone suggest a decent not s expensive deal? Thanks in advance
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    1997 Mercruiser 5.7L carburator throttle plate issue

    So I took the 2 barrel carburetor off, it is the 2 piece one. I took it all apart and when I got to the throttle plates and took out 3 screws fine the 4th of course broke inside. I did not grind the bolt ends like a moron. So I drilled it out and re-tapped with the M3x0.5mm tap. The hole is a...
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    Hydrolocked in the parkinglot

    Weird ting but yesterday I spent all day working to finish my two 2-stroke waverunners and only around 10pm I decided to go to my 1997 Maxum 5.7L to just start it and clean it a bit for the next morning. To my surprise the engine would try to crank and lock up. I thought it was the battery...
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    97 Mercruiser 5.7 wiring for the tilt/trim contol box

    Hi guys I finally got down to replacing the old 3000 Classic remote control with a new and improved CH1752P from Seastar. The wiring on the 3000 classic included he yellow/red wire, the 2 purple wire for off/run function and there are 4 more wires that go to the trim/trailer buttons. There is a...
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    97 Maxum with Quicksilver3000Classic replacement for a Seastar CH1752P wiring dilema

    Hi guys I finally got down to replacing the old 3000 Classic remote control with a new and improved CH1752P from Seastar. The wiring on the 3000 classic included he yellow/red wire, the 2 purple wire for off/run function and there are 4 more wires that go to the trim/trailer buttons. There is a...
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