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Talk me out of a new engine... New 4 stroke vs a Rebuild.
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<blockquote data-quote="santeerangerman" data-source="post: 364231" data-attributes="member: 14389"><p>Got a 1997 War Eagle with a 92' Johnson 25 tiller. </p><p>Been sitting around for 6-7 years now, not getting a ton of use, and the past 3 years, none at all. Got heavy in the bass club/open Tx stuff for a while, but now i want to back off that. </p><p></p><p>The older Johnson is in good shape, but has some issues. GOT to convert it to electric start. Needs a new power pac, throttle cable, and of course, water pump replaced. I'm going to add a CMC PT-35 also. I'm GUESSING I'm going to be well north of $1200,00 by the time I get the Johnson the way I want it. The compression is above 100 psi and both cyl are with-in 10% of each other.</p><p></p><p>So I've also been looking at newer engines. For roughly $4000,00 give or take, I can get a brand new 25hp 4 stroke ele start, with the trim, or add the CMC to it also.</p><p></p><p>I know the old Johnson 2 stroke is gonna be at least 30lbs lighter, run faster, etc. BUT it's still a 22 year old engine.</p><p></p><p>A newer motor will be heavier, and somewhat slower. How much slower, I don't know. Most anyplace I'll go in this thing is within 10 miles of a ramp. </p><p></p><p>So, spend the money on refurbishing the Johnson (I'm leaning this way, to be honest) or dump the old 2 stroke for a new engine?</p><p></p><p>Just like to hear ya'lls thoughts.</p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="santeerangerman, post: 364231, member: 14389"] Got a 1997 War Eagle with a 92' Johnson 25 tiller. Been sitting around for 6-7 years now, not getting a ton of use, and the past 3 years, none at all. Got heavy in the bass club/open Tx stuff for a while, but now i want to back off that. The older Johnson is in good shape, but has some issues. GOT to convert it to electric start. Needs a new power pac, throttle cable, and of course, water pump replaced. I'm going to add a CMC PT-35 also. I'm GUESSING I'm going to be well north of $1200,00 by the time I get the Johnson the way I want it. The compression is above 100 psi and both cyl are with-in 10% of each other. So I've also been looking at newer engines. For roughly $4000,00 give or take, I can get a brand new 25hp 4 stroke ele start, with the trim, or add the CMC to it also. I know the old Johnson 2 stroke is gonna be at least 30lbs lighter, run faster, etc. BUT it's still a 22 year old engine. A newer motor will be heavier, and somewhat slower. How much slower, I don't know. Most anyplace I'll go in this thing is within 10 miles of a ramp. So, spend the money on refurbishing the Johnson (I'm leaning this way, to be honest) or dump the old 2 stroke for a new engine? Just like to hear ya'lls thoughts. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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