Gas Giant
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Aug 8, 2010
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I'm doing some planning in case I am forced to throw in the towel on my current engine. What I currently have is an '88 Suzuki DT75, which I have had quite a time with as far as getting it to work properly. I won't go into details on this post, but if you're really curious about what I went through, go here:
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=451030
I am still going to attempt to find out what went wrong, but I am posting this new post in case I decide (or am forced) to give up on this engine and replace it.
Also, let me state that this isn't a rant against Suzuki; plenty of people have had great luck with them and I am certainly not holding Suzuki responsible for a 20-year-old poorly maintained engine.
But, back to the point. What is involved in swapping out an outboard to a different manufacturer? I ask because I don't come across a lot of similar-horsepower Suzuki outboards in my price range - usually they are Mercs, Evinrudes, etc. The more common makes.
As far as physically mounting the engine to the boat, well I am sure I can figure that out without too much trouble.
My concerns are; what about the controls? My boat, as far as I know, was originally built with the Suzuki DT75 so I am assuming it has a Suzuki control box. However, no manufacturer is shown on the box, so I don't know exactly what it is. It does work fine for the Suzuki engine - but are these control boxes (and the lever) adaptable to different engines? I have two brand new Teleflex universal control cables between the control box and the engine, but they have Suzuki ends threaded on them.
Or should I try and find an engine that comes with the controls?
The boat has a new Teleflex steering system with a new cable; (was fun to put in
) I assume the Teleflex steering cables can work with most outboards. Is this correct?
I also assume I will have to replace the gauges; which is fine since the ones I have don't seem to work anyway.
Anyway, if anyone has any advice or knows of any potential major hang-ups I'll run into, I'm all ears. For reference, the boat is a 1988 Cobia 177 center console and the engine I may be replacing is an '88 Suzuki DT75. Thanks!
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=451030
I am still going to attempt to find out what went wrong, but I am posting this new post in case I decide (or am forced) to give up on this engine and replace it.
Also, let me state that this isn't a rant against Suzuki; plenty of people have had great luck with them and I am certainly not holding Suzuki responsible for a 20-year-old poorly maintained engine.
But, back to the point. What is involved in swapping out an outboard to a different manufacturer? I ask because I don't come across a lot of similar-horsepower Suzuki outboards in my price range - usually they are Mercs, Evinrudes, etc. The more common makes.
As far as physically mounting the engine to the boat, well I am sure I can figure that out without too much trouble.
My concerns are; what about the controls? My boat, as far as I know, was originally built with the Suzuki DT75 so I am assuming it has a Suzuki control box. However, no manufacturer is shown on the box, so I don't know exactly what it is. It does work fine for the Suzuki engine - but are these control boxes (and the lever) adaptable to different engines? I have two brand new Teleflex universal control cables between the control box and the engine, but they have Suzuki ends threaded on them.
Or should I try and find an engine that comes with the controls?
The boat has a new Teleflex steering system with a new cable; (was fun to put in
) I assume the Teleflex steering cables can work with most outboards. Is this correct?I also assume I will have to replace the gauges; which is fine since the ones I have don't seem to work anyway.
Anyway, if anyone has any advice or knows of any potential major hang-ups I'll run into, I'm all ears. For reference, the boat is a 1988 Cobia 177 center console and the engine I may be replacing is an '88 Suzuki DT75. Thanks!