need advice on used outboard purchase...

[THEFERMANATOR]

2.0's came in 135/150/175. The 2.5L's aren't a bad engine by any means, steel sleeve motors most of em just like the 2.0's. The 2.5L engine actually has better porting and such in it. The 2.4L engines use a special sleeveing set-up cosisting of either NICASIL or CHROME depending upon year and model. Some of them have been re-sleeved with steel sleeves though as the NICASIL and CHROME is BIG money to repair. The 2.0L's are known for being stout engines, can't nobody take that from em either.

[bsteckel]

how bout a 94 merc 225 3.0l carbed motor .. looks like it weighs 395lbs. only 10 more than the 2.0 150..

how are these motors? ... weight is right.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by bsteckel

how bout a 94 merc 225 3.0l carbed motor .. looks like it weighs 395lbs. only 10 more than the 2.0 150..

how are these motors? ... weight is right.

That weight sounds AWFULLY LOW for a 3.0L MERC. I want to say they are closer to 450-475 pounds(maybe even more). The 3.0L is a big engine compared to a 2.0L. And an AWFUL LOT OF TORQUE for a V-20. They were not bad on fuel, but did use ALOT of oil. Had one on a PRO-LINE 231 years back. Boat held 125 gallons of gas, and 3 gallons of oil. It would ALWAYS run out of oil before gas on a long trip. You had to carry extra oil with you on that boat, not to mention how much it ALWAYS smoked. The 3.0L's I want to say ran the oil injection at 75:1 at idle, and 32:1 at WOT, and dropped back to 40:1 for cruise.

[bigshrimpin]

That guy with who list the 175 with the external pump is a decade off on the date of that motor. serial number beginning with 532 for the 175 is 1978 not 1988. I like those motors, but there worth $500 on a good day . . . unless it's in mint condition.