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Location: Warroad, Mn | My smart gauge says I have 1,656 hours on a 2002. I don't troll with my big engine, so around 207 high RPM hours/year. One new short block, and one rebuild, plus lots of other parts replaced. 225 Opti.
I've replaced the compressor, the alternator, the reed valves (three times), the fuel rail, new gears in the lower unit, spark plugs eight times (once a year, 25.00/each X six/year), power trim motor twice, spun the hub three times on my prop, the alternator belt (they never fail according to Mercury), the oil pump, the oil tank, the oil sensor, and I suppose a few more things that I can't remember. There's a little something wrong right now, as the motor doesn't rev up when I hit the throttle, and sort of hesitates for a while before it takes off. Nothing that money won't fix.
Still I think I'll go with another Opti, this was better than other motors I had.
Too many hours on a big lake.
Doug Johnson
Edited by dougj 10/31/2010 6:34 PM
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