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    Best option for replacing tilt trim switch button?

    Hey all, So I have a forward control handle with a tilt trim switch on it, but the actual button that is pressed to activate the switch is missing. I've looked for a replacement but I believe the control box was made in 1989 and its very hard to find someone selling just the part I need instead...
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    1989 50 HP Force Voltage Drop

    Hey everyone, I've been working on this engine for years on and off in my freetime, and I'm learning as I go. Yes, years. Every time I make progress, I run into another problem, but i'm not stopping until my engine is purring. Heres the current problem. When I try to start the engine my...
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    50 HP Force Won't start

    Quick Summary of the problem: (See above more more info) No spark in either cylinder, Starter turns the flywheel, proper voltage in everything except stator, trigger, Ignition coils, and CD module. Couldn't test any of those up until now, but still not sure which is the problem. Ok so update...
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    50 HP Force Won't start

    Sorry for posting so erratically, I only get to work on it over the weekends. So here's where I am now. Its a 1989 Force 50 HP engine just for reference. I got a volt meter with a DVA adapter to test some of the wires and connections and I tested all the posts to see where I have power and where...
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    50 HP Force Won't start

    Hey so here's an update, after some troubleshooting i'm pretty sure the problem is a blue switch type box pictured below. The spark plugs aren't sparking at all and I followed the wires to this box. Starter gets power and the solenoid that goes to the starter gets power, but the box doesn't. I...
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    50 HP Force Won't start

    Hey everyone, so first off I have no experience with boat engines. I had a class where we learned the basics of small engines so I have some engine experience but none with boat engines specifically. So I'm restoring my dad's old Grumman aluminum bass boat, (probably about 16 ft but that's...
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