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Now we have of course established the dealer had no particular regard for me and saw the proverbial sucker walk through the gate.
My "main" guy now who is awesome and I'll give him a plug in a mo' found that the motor as only 16.5 hours!!!
The dealer couldn't even be bothered to attach the computer let alone do the compression test which from my understand should have been first and then again after the reed valves where restored.
16.5 hours on a Mercury and it's toast! What a pile of dog droppings do they build anyway?
Plug: Pat Gallipoli - owner - Pro-Preformance Marine. Edgewater MD.
Fair straight forward and an all-around good guy.
I'm taking up this lemon with Mercury with or without a warranty.
I'm still not on the water and I could have know all this in March if Chesapeake Whalertowne gave two S****
Well 6 years out of warranty and the lemon description doesn't phase Mercury so I certainly won't be buy another. I'd have to be crazy to run that risk.
I'm thrilled that now the decision is done for me and I can upgrade to the E-Tec.
Whilst at Pat Galliopi's Edgewater shop there was Outrage getting a wicked 115 E-TEC installed so it seems the way to go.
I also decided that I wouldn't work with Ed's Marine Superstore since they seem a bit dodgy and with the possible need for any small updates, rigging, I'd soon lose any savings on the motor. It seems that's their m.o.
As a small business owner myself I'm opting for the little guy who cares you come back time and time again.
There it's done. - Phew!
Edited by Mark Finkenstaedt on 06/09/09 - 11:35 AM
2001 18' Dauntless - 150HP 2010 E-TEC
Mercury didn't agree that a compression check was necessarily due first off as the mechanic, could, as they seemed to have, started with fuel mix which I guess CW did by replacing the reed valves. Mercury again didn't suggest that a compression check wasn't neccessarily in the offing after the reed valves were done.
The hours on the engine are a mystery. I talked with the original owner and he said he used it all the time in the early years with a 30 minute ride out to an island with his kids. He had regular on-site checks by the dealer so it's not a neglected engine.
This isn't getting any closer to any conclusion - must be because I'm darn HOT sitting here shoreside.
