Hi Guys-
Well, about a year ago I started to tear apart the XR2 175HP mercury engine on my 1997 Dynasty Spree at my leisure....
I think I did more damage than good on that project.
During this last winter, I finally bought a used XR2 that was supposed to be a "drop-in". The previous owner of...
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I originally was interested in replacing my 1997 xr2 sport jet power head after it died (and I started a separate thread on that subject, but now I am looking at repairing the engine instead.
I found that one of the cylinders had piston damage (upper ring broke into 3 parts, and some of...
Re: replace mercury xr2 175hp jet on dynasty spree - compatible mercury power heads
Got the head off..... I was worried about the aluminum threads, but bolts came off when I put the impact wrench to them.
That #2 piston was blown. Ring was broken into 3 pieces. I am going to try to salvage...
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I have a '97 Dynasty Spree with a mercury 175hp xr2 carbureted connected to a Jet Drive. I would like to replace the power head or the whole engine but not spend more than the boat is worth. The engine is presently dead....
Thinking of swapping out power heads..... Do the mercury 175hp...
