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    1985 force and 86 Mercury running issues

    I have two boats and two different motors but they both have the same issues. I took them both out yesterday for the first time on water and was let down by both of them. My force 85hp couldn't get going faster than probably 4-5 mph even though the engine sounds like it's running fine, there's...
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    1985 85hp Force starting issues

    I just bought a boat a few days ago and haven't been able to get it running since. When I try to start it the flywheel barely turns every couple seconds and sometimes not for about 3-4 seconds. I took the starter apart cleaned it a bit, hooked jumper cables directly to the starter (that did...
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    1986 Evinrude 85 hp, cranking issues

    I just bought what might have been a lemon... Yesterday it started fine and ran rough on the test ride so I lowballed and he went with it seemingly reluctantly. Today however I got it started 3xs for no more than 2-3 seconds and then it dies but my main issue is it barely cranks over. Brand...
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