Jupiter Dinghy
Regular Contributor
Hello,
After a long search for a motor that would give me more power than my old Evinrude 9.9hp (bumped to 15hp with carb swap) without adding too much weight for ease of lugging around, I finally pulled the trigger on a 18 hp Tohatsu.
The motor is extremely clean, has 120 compression on both cylinders and sounds like a new motor.
Brand new carb installed 2 months ago, and the major plus to me is the fact that it is about 10 to 15 pounds lighter than any other 20 hp (41 kg / 90 pounds) while providing about as much power.
I understand Tohatsu is different from other makes in that it doesn't refer to year models for parts or service, but model & serial numbers.
The ID plate on my "new to me" motor reads: Model M18E2 350A and Serial number 003472XK.
Is there a way to determine a year (or year range) of manufacture with this information?
I was told 2007 by seller, does it seem about right?
After a long search for a motor that would give me more power than my old Evinrude 9.9hp (bumped to 15hp with carb swap) without adding too much weight for ease of lugging around, I finally pulled the trigger on a 18 hp Tohatsu.
The motor is extremely clean, has 120 compression on both cylinders and sounds like a new motor.
Brand new carb installed 2 months ago, and the major plus to me is the fact that it is about 10 to 15 pounds lighter than any other 20 hp (41 kg / 90 pounds) while providing about as much power.
I understand Tohatsu is different from other makes in that it doesn't refer to year models for parts or service, but model & serial numbers.
The ID plate on my "new to me" motor reads: Model M18E2 350A and Serial number 003472XK.
Is there a way to determine a year (or year range) of manufacture with this information?
I was told 2007 by seller, does it seem about right?