need advice on used outboard purchase...

[bsteckel]

here we go again ... am on vacation for the next 10 days in DE ... located a 98 yamaha 150, oil inj. saltwater series motor. guy says he bought 2 motors as a pair .. approx 450 hours. installed this one on his boat. he could not get the motor to spin up past 3100 rpms or so .. took off carbs, cleaned them .. tried again .. no go. changed fuel pump ... again no go. i think he even replaced the carbs and still no high rpms.

so then he gave up and put the other motor on that he got and it worked great. so now this motor is for sale. says he checked compression and all were 98-115. he says that is all he can tell me. he gave up and put the other motor on .. then this one went in storage. did not have the time to fool with it.

motor looks real nice externally. not sure what else could be the problem. he said he can rev the motor up past 3100 by hand, but when motor is in gear .. no go.

does this sound like something i should walk from or maybe this could be an easy fix .. not sure what there is left to try.

thanks

Looks like you decided the not to go for the evinrude, would have been my choice too. I think they had alot of problems early 2000's.
sorry I don't have any input for the 98 Yamaha, I will ask my buddy who is a outboard mechanic for you.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Sounds like a bad stator on the YAMAHA, or something with the timing advance.

[bsteckel]

ferm ... something i should run away from .. or simple (read affordable) fix? i see he just put it up on ebay.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Electrical on a YAMAHA can get REAL expensive, REAL quick. May be a cheap fix, but without some testing couldn't give you much idea of it's condition.

[bsteckel]

ok ... will scratch that one off the list .

thanks

[bigshrimpin]

I'll take a picture of the Cherry 2.4L 175 that I picked up . . . Not a spec of rust on the steering arm or anywhere else on the motor. Compression is perfect on this engine 125 - 130psi.