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Maybe I am crazy but this is the way I see it. Hours..... I have a df 175 suzuki that I have owned a little over a year and just did my 400 hour service. (I fish alot) Thats the 4th oil change and the 2nd plug change. I don't consider that to be alot of hours. But the other day a guy asked me how many hours were on it and when I told him 400 he acted like the engine was over the hill. He was one of these guys who puts 50 hours a year on his boat. I grew up off road racing where rebuilding an engine is just part of it. But in the last 10 years even those engines were lasting a very long time, If you used them! Yes use them! It has been my experience on just about anything mechanical, that it is much better to be used frequently and maintained well than used infrequently and maintained well. Something about sitting still that does them in. These newer outboards, if they are used and maintained should go for thousands of hours. If they are run properly and not abused. They run in a clean environment, they are cooled by cool water and usually operate at a cool temperature. These are big plusses for longevity. Anyone else agree? Anybody else think I am crazy? Time will tell.
------Without a rebuild--------
How many hours do you have on your motor?
Whats the most you have ever heard about?
------Without a rebuild--------
How many hours do you have on your motor?
Whats the most you have ever heard about?