bryanoverlin
New member
Hello, new to the group here. I have stumbled upon a Merc 200 20 hp. My brother in law works for an rv and marine place, they threw it in the garbage so I figured it would be a great experience to dig into it. Built an engine stand, got it on there sprayed fuel in the carb pulled the string and it purred like a kitten for 5 seconds. Still went ahead and dug into it deeper. If a marine shop throws an engine away it's probable there is deeper issues than meets the eye. Pistons look ok, have not done comp. test yet.
Things I am going to replace/check over the winter.
Carberator/spark plugs
Water pump assembly (is bad)
Lower unit oil
Points/condensers
It does appear the flywheel and coils have been replaced recently they are a bright new red color with no wear on the flywheel.
I have the lower unit off, I drained the lower unit oil I was suspicious
That it was empty not much came out at all. Hopefully all is well with the lower unit, when I turn the prop it sounds squeaky but turns freely.
If anyone has information on what year this is and where to get parts for it that may be cheaper I would appreciate that.
Thanks in advance.
Things I am going to replace/check over the winter.
Carberator/spark plugs
Water pump assembly (is bad)
Lower unit oil
Points/condensers
It does appear the flywheel and coils have been replaced recently they are a bright new red color with no wear on the flywheel.
I have the lower unit off, I drained the lower unit oil I was suspicious
That it was empty not much came out at all. Hopefully all is well with the lower unit, when I turn the prop it sounds squeaky but turns freely.
If anyone has information on what year this is and where to get parts for it that may be cheaper I would appreciate that.
Thanks in advance.
