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Old 10-11-2005, 04:21 PM
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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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Old 10-11-2005, 05:20 PM
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Bummer! At least the guy is being good about it.
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Old 10-11-2005, 06:25 PM
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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...
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That's huge. I mean, he must really love that motor. Nicely done.
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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.

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