V8 outboard coming off "Monkey Bizness" next week
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My Banana will soon loose the V8 outboard!
Ya, I know. All that work for nothing right? Well I learned a valuable lesson.
Lesson 1 - Don't buy a V8 outboard unless it was built by MrV8outboard.
Lesson 2 - People in boating are just great humans.
For those who don't know. In January, I traded my perfectly good running stock V6 2.4 200hp Mercury engine for a Fire Breathing gas guzzling V8 350hp 4.0 L Johnson that was all tricked out.
For those who don't know what all tricked out means, here is the definition:
Tricked out means you better be an OMC mechanic with a warehouse full of parts or else Satans outboard that you just inherited just won't run....
The engine was fast, no question, but the reliability was just horrible. I thought about selling it, but I could not in good conscience.
The guy that I did the trade with has offered to trade back and he said he will cover all the shipping.
Bye Bye monster motor...
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Ya, I know. All that work for nothing right? Well I learned a valuable lesson.
Lesson 1 - Don't buy a V8 outboard unless it was built by MrV8outboard.
Lesson 2 - People in boating are just great humans.
For those who don't know. In January, I traded my perfectly good running stock V6 2.4 200hp Mercury engine for a Fire Breathing gas guzzling V8 350hp 4.0 L Johnson that was all tricked out.
For those who don't know what all tricked out means, here is the definition:
Tricked out means you better be an OMC mechanic with a warehouse full of parts or else Satans outboard that you just inherited just won't run....
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The engine was fast, no question, but the reliability was just horrible. I thought about selling it, but I could not in good conscience.
The guy that I did the trade with has offered to trade back and he said he will cover all the shipping.
Bye Bye monster motor...
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Hey Adam.
Ya, this guy is very cool. Plus his wife is very sick so this is really above and beyond.
When I talked with you about maybe buying the V8, it was working okay...so I thought it was fixed, but the next time I used it, it started acting up again.
Someone from screamandfly really wanted it, but I said that it wasn't for sale anymore because something was wrong with it.
It is probably an easy fix, but after this summer, I think I would rather borrow one of my brothers shot guns and blow holes in it...
Ya, this guy is very cool. Plus his wife is very sick so this is really above and beyond.
When I talked with you about maybe buying the V8, it was working okay...so I thought it was fixed, but the next time I used it, it started acting up again.
Someone from screamandfly really wanted it, but I said that it wasn't for sale anymore because something was wrong with it.
It is probably an easy fix, but after this summer, I think I would rather borrow one of my brothers shot guns and blow holes in it...
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DamDozi,
Ya, he loves the cement mixers, but it was more that we had a gentlemans agreement, if it didn't run he would make it right.
I have to admit, I did enjoy the engine when it ran. Very unique. Got lots of strange looks. Most people said, "aint never seen a 4 stroke that big before". After I told them it was a two stroke, they just kind of stared at it.
Oh well, glad I got the experience.
Ya, he loves the cement mixers, but it was more that we had a gentlemans agreement, if it didn't run he would make it right.
I have to admit, I did enjoy the engine when it ran. Very unique. Got lots of strange looks. Most people said, "aint never seen a 4 stroke that big before". After I told them it was a two stroke, they just kind of stared at it.
Oh well, glad I got the experience.
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