How many hours is too many hours?

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Parrot6909

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Found a really nice V20, price is reflected in its overall condition. Strapped to the back is a mid 90's 200hp yamaha that has almost 1,000 hours on it. Thoughts? Not in the position to replace the motor for a few years. Granted there are no guarantee's in life but wanted an overall opinion.
 
1000 hours seems about right for that year motor. Heck most times a boat/engine that has been used regularly is way more relieable than one with low hours! Yes thats a lot but if its been well maintained its no biggie. Check shift shaft and steering arm for rust/corrosion and do a compression test. I just sold a 23 Mako with twin 130 Yammies-early 90s. They had about 1500 hours on them. They ran fine, but were showing their age....had a bunch of little things go bad. Good luck!
 
What year is the motor?? 1994 started the saltwater series. They have the Stainless shift rod and should be fine.
Do the compresion test and take for a sea trial, be sure uts pumping water and open the bottom screw on the lower unit to be sure its filled with oil and not water or milky oil.
Last if they are still using the oil injection disconnect it!! I was using one on a late 80's motor when it failed and blew a perfect motor :cen:
The beginning of each year I use to use a gas tank of 50:1with the oil injection still working, this way I could tell if the injection was working right with out blowing the motor and the extra oil would not hurt yje old motor

Good Luck
 
Well, it is a saltwater series but it doesn't matter. Its the boat thats listed in the gallery, Size Five. Spoke to Tom, he has a guy coming today and one tomorrow. Due to overwhelming interest he has taken her off of craigslist and will be raising the price from the original asking price (people selling boats never cease to amaze me). The hunt continues...
 
Well the question was about the motor so that's what I responded to.

There are more were that came from! Keep looking
 
Maco- I greatly appreciate the response to the actual question. I was just frustrated when I posted yesterday, my apologies.

NyMack- thanks for that link!
 
Parrot6909 said:
Well, it is a saltwater series but it doesn't matter. Its the boat thats listed in the gallery, Size Five. Spoke to Tom, he has a guy coming today and one tomorrow. Due to overwhelming interest he has taken her off of craigslist and will be raising the price from the original asking price (people selling boats never cease to amaze me). The hunt continues...
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I knew a guy that fixed up an old VW van and put a for sale sign on it asking $1500, I walked my dog by it every day and it sat there for a month. Then one day I walked by and the price was $1800!!! Nothing was different, just the price. It sold within the week!

I even asked the guy if he had done anything else to it and he said no, just raised the price. I guess somebody must have thought it was going to get away from them. AMAZING. :you:
 
macojoe said:
Last if they are still using the oil injection disconnect it!! I was using one on a late 80's motor when it failed and blew a perfect motor :cen:
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MJ,

What exactly broke in the oil injection that killed that motor?

I'm still running the injection on my motor. One thing that someone pointed out to me about the Yamaha oil injection is that it puts the oil into the intake independent of the fuel so that even if you clog a jet the motor still gets lubed.

Running premix, if a jet clogs then the cylinder will go lean on fuel and also lack lubrication.

Hope you're bouncing back from your recent trip to the hospital. I wish you and everybody else on the site good health and a prosperous new year!
 
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