Motor question
 

How can you tell if your motor is a 2 or 4 stroke? I went to buy oil and wasn't sure if I need 2 cycle or 4 cycle oil.
What's the difference?

the 2 cycle (2stroke) and 4 cycle (4stroke) are 2 different type motors the 2 cycle motor mixes gas and oil together to lubercate the inside of the motor ,,the 4stroke uses gas only and not a gas/oil mix
the 4 stroke motors will have a dip stick to check the oil level, there is no dip stick for a 2 stroke/cycle,,,this has nothing to do with the oil that is the lower end/unit that is a heaver type gear oil,,, Please do not run that 200hp motor till you know,,Please check the internet for more info or go to youtube.com for info

Awesome Thank you!!

you say you have a 96 johnson, thats a 2 stroke

Yup...

He would also I think make sure the vro has not been abandoned. He would then have to manually mix gas and oil. 50:1 I would think. Just a heads up.

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The guy I baught it from said he removed it and mix 50 to 1 cause he had several motors burn up cause the vro clogged so easily. He said just a small piece of trash is all it takes, and he also said it was a lesson learned.

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Replaced the lower unit gear oil yesterday, the black goop that came out smelled terrible. Cranked her up and man she is a cold starting *****. took some time choking her but we got her running, and then found out that in order to get her in gear you have to push in on the shifter lever to change gears, I had no idea it was like that but atleast I learned more about my new boat.

Ready to put her in the water and give her a name.

I think I am going to choose the name Chillaxing.

Thank you for all your feedback.

Nice name. :party: Long may she sail!!

Jdog - boat name sounds cool. Sounds like you are fairly new to boat ownership? Let me just say that probably the worst mistake new boat owners make is forgetting to put the plug in before backing the boat in the water. I seriously doubt you could find a single boat owner who can honestly say they have never forgot. So, what I am saying is, always remember to make sure the plug is in before putting the boat in. It took a couple near sinkings for me to get it through my head......don't be like me!!

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