are all manufacturers done with 2 strokes like mercury?

[2.5-21]

did you come up with a cause of failure? I know they are fun to run hard I dont want that happening how fast did you get it running?

[blkmtrfan]

As far as I know I didn't get a warranty , but I knew that going in.

Still not sure what caused the failure, other than the casting let go.

I was running WFO in about 1' ers, maybe 25 mph or so jumping around quite a bit, but the prop never left the water (basically racing another inflatable and going thru our own wakes)

From the other thread no one else has ever seen such a failure, so for now I will put it down as a fluke

[Riverman]

BRP is still going to offer a few Johnson carb 2-strokes including a 15hp:


http://www.johnson.com/docs/200003/0_US.htm

Their e-tecs are so clean they can still offer some carb motors

I have a '99 15 Johnny, what a beautiful mota. Runs like a top, never have to pull the cord out more than a few inches.

[stan merck]

The little Mercs were made by Tohatsu, I think. Maybe they still make them under their name.

[blkmtrfan]

The little Mercs were made by Tohatsu, I think. Maybe they still make them under their name.

the 2.5 thru 5 are Tohatsu, but the 6,8,9.9 and 15 are all merc

[Checkmate-Chris]

I love my old '69 Merc 110. The thing still starts right up and runs like a top.

My '98 Merc 15 is a good little motor, but I hate to death having everything on the tiller handle. Tilt mechanism, throttle and shifter, IT'S TOO MUCH!

I have no idea why they don't use a seperate shifter like they used to for years. It's a way better system. Having the the shifter built into the tiller just make it harder to start and adjust the idle when in neutral.

Other than that, it's a great little motah.

[blkmtrfan]

I have no idea why they don't use a seperate shifter like they used to for years. It's a way better system. Having the the shifter built into the tiller just make it harder to start and adjust the idle when in neutral.

Other than that, it's a great little motah.

You can make it the other way pretty easily, go to merc parts express and order one of these:

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[Checkmate-Chris]

Thanks blk,

I'll look into that.

[Whitedog]

Yamaha still makes their small 2 strokers as does BRP. Look up Ed's Marine superstore, he's got Yamaha, Mercury and Johnson 2 strokes in stock and on sale.

[stan merck]

the 2.5 thru 5 are Tohatsu, but the 6,8,9.9 and 15 are all merc

If I remeber correctly, doesnt these engs have a sticker product of Japan on the serial # tag? Maybe it was the little ones only.

[blkmtrfan]

I am pretty sure it is only the 5 and smaller that were made in Japan, but I will look at the tag on my 15

[stan merck]

You know when you think about just about all the small 2 strokes from any manufacturer are great little engs. Hard to beat a simple carb 2 stroke. I hope these will always stay. They sure dont burn enough to add to the pollution problems. I dont think a 4stroke could ever match one for hp to weight. If it did it would cost so much nobody would buy it.

[150aintenuff]

got an 8 hp. as a kicker.. got ran on
STRAIGHT GAS atleast a few times in its lifetime... (OOPS) still running AS A MATTER OF FACT the compression STOCK was 115 lbs the first time it was ran on no oil it didnt even hurt it,, the second time the remote AUTOBLEND oiler clogged up it droped to 60 lbs so I was thinking it was toast, but it was still running kinda so I took a 16:1 mix of fuel and ran it WOT in reverse for about an hour (6000 + rpm) and compression was back up to 90 and 95 , that was 5 years ago, most dependible engine we have ever had.. after SEVERAL thousand HRS ( EST 7500 hrs) the side case was off once just toINSPECT the original damage from no oil. a couple of h20 pumps and gear case reseal in 17 years isnt that bad in my mind... its an 1988 model and still starts on second pull and PURRS all day long.. if she EVER DOES DIE i will replace the powerhead with a 15 powerhead and run her for another 20 years.

[JW]

Can still get the 150 and 176 2.6 Loopers from Johnson in carb for '06!!

[150aintenuff]

I am stock piling 2 strokes... got 9 of them right now.. a 1961 45hp merc 400... a 1964 MERC 60 a 1987 220 EFI in parts less injectors and ECM, a 1991 2.4L 200(hydrostream power) a 1990 8hp merc.. see a pattern here... a 1990 150 2.0L merc, a 1946 25hp MarK 25(i think been a while since i looked at thisone..) a 1981 Johnson 115 crossflow.. a 6hp SeaKing and FINALLY a 1974??? Ted Williams Atwater gamefisher 9.9 hp.... all run NONE of them could be pried away from me by an enviro NAZI... and DONT GET ME STARTED on Chainsaws......... exlogger, father was a forester, we have about 6 more engines if ya count saws..... needless to say UNLESS the 375 verado is lessthan 700 lbs.. and halfway reliable I aint NEVER owning a 4 joke... owned a honda once , traded a junk DANA 50 TTB front axle for it... ran it 2 times, ran out of fuel both times in less than an hour.. went back and traded back... never again will I own one of those jokes.... was a 5 hp.. felt more like 2 was LOUDER than the 45 merc at idle... and burned more fuel as well.... JOKE JOKE JOKE JOKE...