[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by bsteckel

good point, ferm. i was tossing around the idea of buying a motor that i knew was broke then fixing it and knowing what i have ..

versus taking someone's word on a running engine and then rolling the dice on how long it lasts.

crap shoot either way.

did locate a 93 yammi 150 .. it is the c series that does not have oil injection .. may take a look this weekend.

There's nothing wrong with getting a fixer, but I would limit that search to an engine that the average person can fix WITHOUT a laptop. A FICHT or OPTIMAX would not be my idea of an economical fixer upper. There's alot of MERCURY and OMC parts out there at pretty much any given time for reasonable money. MOST DFI engines are considered a throw away engine once any major problems occur. The replacement of an early OPTIMAX's compressor is almost not feasible considering a compressor will set you back for close to a $1K in parts on a $2-3K engine.