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Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

Hey Ferm, do you know what compression should on these older Suz's?

Not to sure, but if I had to guess I would say in the 100-120 range. Just make sure they are al leven as these engines had problems in the first 500 hours or so with losing a cylinder. Engines that made it past 500 would normally run for 2000+, but they are not a standard design engine. So long as the bottem end doesn't lose a bearing(IE oil injection failure), they can be rebuilt without pulling the powerhead. They use a jug design where teh 3 cylinders come off seperate from the block. The down side is they use BORON coated cylinder walls, so repairs can get costly if it loses a cylinder. And teh crankshaft in them is a multi piece design whereas it presses together in pieces. The rods are 1 piece with no rod caps, most of the engine rides on 1 piece ball bearing assemblys, or 1 piece caged needle bearings. Very strong design that doesn't need alot of oil to be reliable, btu a complete bear to try and rebuild and requires ALOT of special tools to build. For $500 though you could part it out easily if teh lower unit is stil lgood and make a good profit. If the lower unit is bad though, then $500 is about all you will get. Electronics on them rarely fail, so chances are the electrical problem is a simple switch or a bad ground.