Need motor identification help please..

[5BA]

First and foremost, thank you in advance for any information…long time lurker, first time poster…It was removed from my 1985 17v Bullet. Please move if in wrong forum. 512374

[5BA]

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[5BA]

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[FUJIMO]

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=512376&d=1668560405

[FUJIMO]

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[pcrussell50]

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That is the air box, intake manifold, and throttle cam linkage of a horizontal reed motor. Had an oiler based on the block off plate. Two piece heads. imma say up to 1987, 2.4/200.*

Unless… didn’t some of you S&F legends say there was a horizontal reed 2.4/150?

The number on the plug scores nothing on Crowley’s lookup page, with or without a leading zero.

*six months ago, I would not have known this stuff to save my life. I learned it all here from the legends of S&F.

-Peter

[5BA]

Thank you for the expanded version Mr FUJIMO.. I’m knot <~~€ the most technical mariner in the sea, but apparently I own the only 1985 P-max on the planet :cool: Lol
nonetheless, whatever it may be, it pushed my 17v with a 27 Mazco Re to.. everyone just calls you a liar , and then tells you to let out ( not so politely) before you get there fast…said to have broke 90 by previous owner with a 29. But I fell way short of that.. by a km and a 1/2 …. Thanks again! Good evening sir.

[5BA]

That is the air box, intake manifold, and throttle cam linkage of a horizontal reed motor. Had an oiler based on the block off plate. Two piece heads. imma say up to 1987, 2.4/200.*

Unless… didn’t some of you S&F legends say there was a horizontal reed 2.4

The number on the plug scores nothing on Crowley’s lookup page, with or without a leading zero.

*six months ago, I would not have known this stuff to save my life. I learned it all here from the legends.

-Peter

Thank you for your reply sir. I thought it was a 2.4. Previous owner was told it was a 150 with 200 power head that had a build done by Reynolds’s Racing. I can clearly see that the heads have been off at some point. I honestly never noticed the “P-max “ on the title until I was contemplating selling it. The little 17v was totaled in an auto accident. I’ve hung onto it as spare for my F-20 and tried the coned lower off it on the
Astro(Procraft) hull. I too have came up empty running the numbers. . Thanks again

[tlwjkw]

1985 Outboard 200 [ELPTO]
1200725

[pcrussell50]

1985 Outboard 200 [ELPTO]
1200725 (tel:1200725)



That certainly jives with my guess in my post above. But where did you get the confirmation? The number on the Welch plug? I had no luck with Crowley on that front. Which decoder did you use?

-Peter

[tlwjkw]

Mercury Parts Catalog (brunswick.com) (https://webapps.brunswick.com/literature/literatureSearch.do)

ya gotta have a merc pin number ta go past id page....

[5BA]

1985 Outboard 200 [ELPTO]
1200725 (tel:1200725)



So I have a 2.4 / 200 that’s titled as a 150? Any clue why it may be this way? Could it have been retitled as a build perhaps?

[rgsauger]

Original motor was prob a 150. It melted and someone tossed on a 200 power head. Happens all the time. Welcome to scream and fly!

[tlwjkw]

tha serial number on tha title shows a 200.. seen mistakes on HP number many times.. could be an honest mistake or.....................................:reddevil:

most insurance guys look at tha HP number writin' tha policy and so it goes..

[5BA]

Original motor was prob a 150. It melted and someone tossed on a 200 power head. Happens all the time. Welcome to scream and fly!

Thank you sir. I’ve read a lot on here and it seems to be a really great bunch of guys. Vast amounts of knowledge, and what I really appreciate is the willingness of others to pass it on!!!
ALL GAS ..NO BRAKES :cheers:

[5BA]

tha serial number on tha title shows a 200.. seen mistakes on HP number many times.. could be an honest mistake or.....................................:reddevil:

most insurance guys look at tha HP number writin' tha policy and so it goes..

The boat was only rated for a 150, so I suppose both scenarios make sense. I’m really not sure exactly what was done to it at Reynold racing, but I don’t believe it’s all stock. It has a pretty nasty cackle to it, and is pretty loud. I’m assuming there was some tuner/exhaust work done at minimum. A little 17V
really isn’t a great boat to say that I believe it puts out more than 200HP, but it would about jump out of the water with the 27RE , nose hop one time, stick , and put you firmly in the seats well into 70’s, before acceleration slowed. I miss that boat tremendously. I was actually on my way to a family member’s house that had an empty garage, to start restoring it. Thank you for the info. I’m going to get some pics up soon of the complete motor, so you all can tell me what it’s worth. Ballpark. Thank you S&F !!!

[pcrussell50]

Original motor was prob a 150. It melted and someone tossed on a 200 power head. Happens all the time. Welcome to scream and fly!

I can vouch for this. Because this is exactly my situation… only… I’m the one who is doing it. My boat has had a 2.0/150 for years, but the top two holes are low on compression and fast on leak. It still runs well that way but knowing it has been bugging me. So I found a power head that is a 2.4/200 that will bolt right on while I rebuild the original 150. On top of that, my 2.4/200 has a November 1990 block and heads, while the rest of the dressing is from the mid-'80's such as 16A charging system. So if I were to sell it right now, it would be just what Saugs has described ;)

-Peter