"Ok Benny, your motor was buil
"Ok Benny, your motor was built by Merc using mostly Chrysler and discontinued Merc parts.
Chrysler was bought out by Bayliner in 1984. Their US Marine division continued building the outboards under the "Force" name. In 1986 Brunswick bought out Bayliner and gave the engine division to Mercury (who they owned already).
Merc continued the Force name/line until 1999. It did a couple of things for them. It allowed them to continue producing low cost motors and also allowed them to get rid of all the discontinued parts that they had laying around various production facilities.
A 90 horse Force, technology wise, is about the same as a mid-70's Merc. In fact the carbs on your motor will fit a 72/73 90 horse Merc very nicely.
Having said all that, it is still a half decent motor as long as it is cared for. The problem with Force motors is - when they break it is usually cheaper to scrap them and buy something else, than fix them. Also, parts is getting difficult to find for them. Even though your motor is just over 10 years old, already most of the major parts are discontinued....
So there's a bit of history - if you have specific questions, just post them up here...."