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billw
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    We never did much with Chrysler stuff but the ones we did see were decent runners. Later, we became Force servicing dealers for awhile, mostly so we could have access to other areas of Mercury’s outboard stuff like training and parts. The Force 90 though 150 were Chrysler based and ran well. However, they were prone to power head failure from piston rings sticking and failing. If you held a Force piston in your hand, you almost couldn’t tell the difference between it and an OMC cross flow piston. OMC cross flow V engines were prone to the exact same type of grenading. I can’t tell from the diagram if your Chrysler has them or not; but I doubt it. Also, the Chrysler Force CDI ignitions were a little weak on service data and parts were hard to come by. When Mercury took over Force, getting rid of those old ignitions was the first….and best….thing they ever did.

    Long live American manufacturing!

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by billw.