I have a 95' Scarab 22 w/ the original mercruiser 7.4L. I was wondering if there was a way to tell how many hours were on it. There is no hour meter that I could find. Didn't know if there was anything like my seadoo where the dealer can hook a computer to it and tell.

depends if there is a computer on the motor to hook a scanner up to. Is it carbed or efi ??

It's carbed. I know some carbed engines still have computers, but I didn't know about boats though. I'm selling the boat, and I know it is very low hours, but everyone keeps asking and I have no answer...I was hoping there was a way to find out. Would a carbuerated mercruiser not have a computer then?

maybe you have alot of hours and you want to know if someone can disprove it when you tell them it has low hours???



I'm just busting your chops

Well, a decent mechanic could probably tell if you tore the engine down.

So basically you guys are saying there's no way to find out?

basically.

But, if the buyer is serious, have a compression test and leakdown test done... that is way more valuable.

No hour meter ? Are you sure?

Even an hr meter can be disconnected.