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    Shift adjustment 1990 force 120

    I have a hard time shifting into reverse. I hit a spot where I have to force it a little bit. Do I adjust the shift rod under the carbs? The rod needs to rise about 1/4 inch or so. Do I tighten the double nuts... or loosen them? @Jerryjerry05 I found what you wrote in an older thread...
  2. J

    Overheating and no water from tell tale

    I installed a tell tale on my 1990 force 120 recently. I've replaced impeller, impeller housing, all gaskets and seals, thermostat, and water tube seal and grommet at the powerhead end. Still no water coming from tell tale and the overheat alarm is going off. My only guess is that the collar...
  3. J

    Timing adjustment

    I have a 1990 force 120. I want to check timing but my flywheel does not have degree marks at all. How can make sure its set up properly. Please help. I dont know anything about timing. I dont have any timing tools or anything like that. I haven't taken the flywheel off but I have rotated it by...
  4. J

    Prop spin direction

    My 1990 force 120 prop does not spin left or right while in neutral. It will spin freely either direction while in forward or reverse. Is this normal?
  5. J

    88 mercury classic 50

    My classic 50 has a real hard time getting above 12 mph with MULTIPLE people in the boat. By myself it will get up on plane and top speed is like 24 mph. It takes a little bit to plane off even with just me in the boat. It's a 17 foot alumaweld. Not very heavy. Any ideas/thoughts?
  6. J

    1990 Force 120hp Powerhead Removal

    Looking for some help. Long story short, I Damaged the water pickup tube and I need to remove the powerhead to get to it and fix the grommet. Does anyone have a step by step on powerhead removal for this motor. I've removed 6 nuts on the bottom of the powerhead and 5 bolts in the front that were...
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