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Location: Warroad, Mn | I've had pretty good luck rebuilding my 225 Opti (2002, I had a 1999 also). I have around 700 hours on mine since the last rebuild (three years ago). Bored it out 15 thousands, new pistons, rings, and reed valves, used the same crank and most of the other stuff. This ran around $3,500 or so.
The reed valves are what usually cause my problems. They seem to break off and go through a piston which doesn't seem to be good for the engine. My compressor blew long ago under warranty and I haven't had any problems since. I've also replaced lots of stuff on my Opti so at one time or the other it gets newer and then older.
Don't know what they are replacing for around 8 grand, but that is probably a fully dressed powerhead. If that's so and you have a fairly new lower unit it would probably be a pretty good deal, and you would have a almost new motor for 8 grand.
If it's not a fully dressed powerhead the 8 grand seems high.
I just keep fixing mine. I suppose I'll eventully have to get a new one.
Doug Johnson
Edited by dougj 12/8/2012 5:42 PM
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