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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Don't waste the cash rebuilding it. It was a fine motor in its day but that's ancient history. The new E-TEC 2 strokes will purr like a kitten compared to the old Johnson while giving you probably around 30% greater fuel efficiency. No warm up, no stumbling on acceleration, just turn the key and fish. For 17 years I ran a '91 Fast Strike 150, a great motor that's still running strong, but my 2008 200HO E-TEC crushes it for fuel consumption frugality and when you start, there's no trademark cloud of smoke before the Hi Ho Silver and Away!
The only thing to watch is the HP rating. Back in the "good old days" they way under rated the motors to where my '91 was close to 20% more HP than decaled on the shroud. That changed and now "X" HP is "X" HP, or a HO version is up to 10% more max.
Lots of good motors out there now to choose from.
Edited by Almost-B-Good 8/1/2012 6:52 AM
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