LOL I love this site... It's better than a yard sale. Everyone sends everyone everything. I just sent Macojoe the main driven gear for his powerwinch for the cost of postage and now I can get a set of carbon reeds for the same price. How can you beat that? Fermanator, I owe you one... I'll PM you my address. THANK YOU !!!!!!!!:clap::beer::clap:

Oh, as an added note... This motor has a CDI PowerPac on it.. and it works great... only problem is that this particular model powerpac (113-6212) that's on the engine calls for the engine to be a 1993 or newer unit.
Not a 1991. So now I don't know what the hell I have. (I'm pretty sure it's an outboard motor) The I.D. quest continues......<sigh>

The extra set of reeds I have are steel ones I removed. I do have a set of BOYESENS as well, but I was trying to hang on to them for the 225 I'm redoing. As for the power pack, from 88-01 they were all the same except for the connectors that they used. You can swap in a late model stator and use the late model pack on any of the 88-01 though.

Ahh, ok... np.. I still want to get the carbon ones if I can, so that will be my first choice.. Lets see what I can turn up before we talk about steel reeds.. :head: Thanks for the info on the CDI !!! The stator is a later model, so that explains things...Cool!!:party:

$209 about right for a set of carbon reeds for the engine? :head:

That's what I paid for mine. I believe you can buy them cheaper through JAY SMITH RACING though.

http://www.jaysmithracing.com/

Thanks for the link.. I'll give them a shot. BTY, based upon the cowl I've narrowed the engine down to: 200TX, 200CX, 225T, 225P.

Which brings me to an interesting question. If the engine is a 200, and it's got 225 carbs on it, does that change the HP of the engine?

Specifically, what I'm thinking is that since the venturi of the 225 carbs is wider than the 200 carbs the airflow thru the venturi is going to be less. What I mean is that if the engine is in fact a 200 then it will require x amount of air to run. By making the venturi larger with the 225 carbs the engine will draw the same amount of air in, (because that's controlled by the engine's displacement), but the air velocity through the venturi area will be different, due to the larger opening. The engine will be able to breath easier, which may be a good thing, but will the engine still have enough vacuum to properly break up the fuel from the main jet as it enters the air stream in the venturi?
Damn, my head is swimming now... <sigh> You shouldn't do this to an engineer... it's bad for our sanity....:devil:

The ONLY difference between a 200 and 225 IS the carbs, that's it. If you run the smaller carbs it's a 200 and the medium carbs is a 225(large carbs were only used on early HO style engines). And as far as powerheads go, from 86 to about 93 they easily interchanged with each other. And even the late model powerheads can be swapped in if you have the correct driveshaft for the crankshaft in the engine. So who knows exactly what engine you have. That's the thing with the OMC's, there was a HUGE parts interchangeability with them.

Well, that explains things... I'm thinking that it was a 200 rebuild and then they bumped it up to a 225 for that last oz of thrust... I am sooooo tempted to pull the engine and put my 200 Merc on.. that's a $0 conversion.. just time and maybe some bolts and stuff... Still, I think I'm going to fix this engine, even though fixing it is keeping me from fishing <sigh>...
decisions.. decisions :head:

Ok.. New (used) carbs are on order. Found a really nice set of 200 carbs (2 screw butterfly plates) off a 1990 200hp Johnson. Made an offer, got all 6 at a really good price.. complete set, bodies, bowls, throttle plates and linkage. Should have it before next weekend.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...arbs/carb1.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...arbs/carb2.jpg

Lets see what happens... Who knows, maybe I'll make the fall bluefish/striper run... <sigh> :head:

heck i have 3 sets of the 200 carbs on the shelf thought you were looking for the same 225 carbs.