Possible V Owner
 

Hello all...First post although I have been reading on the site for some time now. Looking at an 87 V w/a 87 Yamaha 225 on it. The engine model is V6EXCELXH. Does anyone have more information on this motor? Thank you and great site.

Re: Possible V Owner
 

welcome and it won't be long before some of the pros here will be along to help you. God knowes they've helped me and my missguided rebuild. Very wise they are!

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That YAMAHA is one of the early model's known as the EXCEL series. I'm not real familiar with them myself either. YAMAHA made a good outboard, I just aint a YAMAHA fan myself(there to slow for me, got used to outrunning guys with 40HP YAMAHA's on there jon boats with my 25HP SUZUKI ;D).

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Welcome to the ste. 8)

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Howdy Erg!

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Welcome to the site.
Prepare to take pictures. ;D

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Lots of pictures. ;D

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Reason for the pictures, most of us can't read or type. My wife does both for me. ;)

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Welcome to the board!!

I like Yamaha and had a 89 175hp, They are good motors!!

But with any used motor you have no idea how its been treated, make sure you ask questions!!

1. ask to do a compersion test, all shoub be over 100 and be with in 10 of each other.
Yamaha like to carbon up also, so if its in the low 100 a decarb can bring thwm numbers back up.

2. Ck the lower unit for oil, you be surprised how many used motors have water in them!!

3. Before 1994 Yamaha used steel for its shifting rods, and they rot out. Replacement has to be done by removing the power head, and depending if your motor guy likes you or not the price can be as low as $500 to as high as $1000 to replace!

You can look but not always see the rot down by the cavtion plate. There is a small opening were you will see the rod. But most times it is rotted just below and hard to see.

4. I think Yamaha has one of the best iol injection, but as with any you never know when it will fail!!

Ask me I know! :'( So keep it maintained always or disconnect and mix.

With any used motor you take your chances, but there are great deals out there for us poor guys in a rich mans sport!!

Good Luck!!

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Thank you everyone for all the input. We will be test running on Sat. morning as well as a compression check and going over with a little finer of a comb. You really never know what you will find when on the water but hopefully this engine has been taken care of. From the outside it looks as if brand new. I'll take that with a grain of salt though since the cowlings don't run the boat. Thanks again and this has to be one of the best forums on the net these days (and I visit a lot of them).