Re: powerheads
why replaced at 200 hours? dunno, my 175 E-TEC tossed a connecting rod through the block at 15 hours.
the BRP warrenty was suberb.
my neighbors 200 E-TEC has close to 1000 trouble free hours.
he uses his a lot more than I use mine.
also look at the usage pattern on most bass boats.
while that engine can scream at WOT for hours the cooling and fuel systems MUST be kept in top shape.
look how many Nascar racers use stabil and last years spark plugs and 3 to 6 year old cooling syatem components.
hours are not all we look at,age also plays a part.
I can show you a 24 grady with a F225 2003 model yamaha.
boat holds right at 200 gallons of gasoline.
I personnally installed the engine in the spring of 03.
motor still hasnt hit the 30 hour mark and nothing has ever been done maint wise.
my bet with the forklift driver is this spring it will pop a piston in the spring of 2010 unless we do somethinng with it and its not gonna be cheap.
