1992 Evinrude Intruder 175

[bmillar]

Hi guys - I posted this in my listings thread but I think it might get more feedback here. I'm going to water test a 1994 Pulse 186 with a 1992 Evinrude Intruder 175 on Saturday. I went and looked at it late fall and it was already winterized (snow on the ground). It's in really good condition from what I can tell. Floor seems solid, no tears in the seats, the hull looks like it's in perfect condition, and I couldn't find any small stress cracks in the transom. He is the 2nd owner of 14 years (original owner was a guy on the same lake as him). It was always stored in his boat house and has a full length cover. I made an offer subject to a water test in the spring. I'm going to bring a compression tester. From what I can find online that engine should run somewhere around 85-95 psi. I've also read that's it's not the absolute level but the variance that matters. Some people say no more than 10% variance and others say 15%. My question would be, if it comes out closer to 15%, is that a deal breaker or simply a bargaining chip? Are there any known problems with this model/engine that I should look out for? Should I check anything else? The help would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures since he recently took down the ad. I'll post some later if I end up dragging it home. Thanks guys.

 

[DropTop5.0]

Hello Bmillar, I always heard the 10% rule. My thought is if you see 95, 93, 94, 92, 95 and 81 you may have a problem with the 81 hole and I'd use that as a bargaining chip. Make sure you do the compression check accurately, here's a link: http://www.bbcboards.net/mercury-3-...performing-compression-tests.html#post2534330

 

[MateFever]

Drop top gives good advice regarding the compression checks.
I remember these being really good motors. I knew a guy that had a couple thousand hours on one and it still ran great. This was on a bass boat so it was pushed hard.