cost of rebuilding

[Basscat1]

I have a 1993 johnson venom 225 that lost compression in a cylinder and i pulled the cover off to look at the top of the pistons and one piston was beat up on the top and chipped a little on the outside and scared the walls just a bit. Other than that i dont know what else it may need. What would be a ballpark figure for a rebuild on this motor.<br />Thnaks

 

[tahammes]

Re: cost of rebuilding

Basscat1, I just received an estimate to have my Evinrude 150 rebuilt. The price was roughly $1500 to $2000 parts and labor. my motor is a 1986 year. So I would guess at least that for yours. Let me know

 

[wilde1j]

Re: cost of rebuilding

Check this website (bottom of page) for rebuilt powerheads. You need to know what caused failure, so it doesn't repeat with a rebuild.

 

[Basscat1]

Re: cost of rebuilding

So your saying there could actually be something outside the powerhead,say power pack or something like that that would blow a cylinder?<br />Thanks

 

[Dhadley]

Re: cost of rebuilding

99 times out of 100 it is something outside the powerhead that caused the failure. The damaged piston is a result , now the quest is on to find the cause .<br /><br />It could be as simple as the wrong spark plugs. Or a dirty carb. It could be a little trickier to find like a double firing pack. It could be a center hub flywheel magnet, a bad timer base and so on.<br /><br />Good luck!