1996 225 Johnson, $3500?

[C. Phillips]

Found a '96 225 Johnson, with all controls and such, in a local shop. Needs a timer base, but everything else is intact. The guy wants $3500 for it supposedly. What ya think? Not looking to buy it, I know they had some locating pin problems, but just wondering if whoever buys it is getting ripped.

[Jeff Akers]

How many hours on it? fresh or salt water use? why did he give up on it if it only needed minor repair???????? ...Jeff Akers...

[C. Phillips]

fresh water that I know of, don't know te hours, the foot looks clean, didn't see many scratches on it. He went to a 225 ProMax, it was on a Stroker bassboat.

[Jeff Akers]

Have the shop do a leak down test , fix or replace the timer base, drain and pres/vac check the lower. throw it on a dyno? if it's all good , offer him 3k and go from there. Jeff Akers...

[baja200merk]

dont do it!!!

heres wat that motor looks like after i own it for 2 hrs!!!

locator pin cracked sleeve....

kevin

[STVRacing]

Wow Kevinyou gave him the nice pic.

[baja200merk]

nah that one sucks the piston is covering all the damage right steve you could tell him

heres a better shot

[STVRacing]

Youre lucky it didnt put a hole in the block.

[baja200merk]

hey steve wats the name of the machine used for boring blocks?

[C. Phillips]

Well I wasn't planning on it anyway, but seen it sitting there and had to ask . Are the '98 225HO's ok?

[baja200merk]

dont know wut their deal is, im not sure when the locaotor pin problem was fixed

kevin

[the witchdoctor]

I have a 99 225 ho and no locator pin problem yet. Only problem I have had is wrist pin clip has came out twice.

[baja200merk]

outch that still must have hurt your walls hhu?

[the witchdoctor]

Sure did. Motor ran that way for no telling how long before I pulled compression check on it and found it. Sent it up to Mar-fab and had her sleeved, and good to go.