All I can tell you is that I bought one of these engines, a 2HP 2 cycle 2 years ago and it has been sent back to the dealer in Florida twice. I must say the dealer promptly responds to any problems, but there is no dealer network so unless you live in the St. Pete FL area, you will have to ship it back anytime you do have a problem. Perhaps the 4 cycle is more reliable, but the 2 cycle is not dependable in my opinion. The 2 cycle does have a "weed eater" type motor and is noisy. As it is "delicate" you can't store it on a pushpit mount, even with a head head cover. It must be stored indoors. The plastic parts, fuel primer bulb and plastic fuel tank suffer from UV damage rather quickly. For the same price, suggest you troll eBay for a used 2.5 HP dingy motor. I have maybe 10 hours on the engine and regret the purchase.
"I have maybe 10 hours on the engine and regret the purchase.[/quote]"
Just for the record, you forgot to mention that you burnt two engines and was hoping to get a third for free, why not tell those nice sailors the rest of the story , you used synthetic oil when it clearly stated you weren't supposed to.
Also, that you had taken your motor to a repair shop in your area and they told you, the engine did not fail because it was defective, it failed because it lacked proper amount of oil to gas ratio.
I know that, because, I called that shop and talked to their mechanic.
I am the service tech you dealt with, and the same tech, that went over your motor and called you with the relatively inexpensive replacement cost of $75.00.
Another point, when I refused to authorize yet another free replacement, you swore to go on every site and talk bad about our product.
I know I have no control over what you write or say, I can only expose the rest of the story.
Our product information does what is says, you bought our motor based on its application and limitations, and it didn't fail because it didn't live up to your expectations, it failed because you BURNT THE MOTOR TWICE in 10 hours.
Sam the tech
