New to Me Tohatsu 140

[captduck]

Well i picked up a 2003 Tohatsu 140MA2 this past weekend. It was too good a  deal to pass up. Especially after i got him down on the price. It is a 25" shaft and according to the previous owner has around 300 hours ( not sure about that!). The gentleman was an older gentleman and said he didn't use that often. But the cowling does have fading to it and a small crack. But i will be wet sanding it and re painting after the crack is repaired. I checked the compression on it, the lower unit oil, the shifting of gears and it was all good. I plan to rebuild the carbs and change out water pump. It also came with all the wiring harness and Tohatsu Multimeter Gauge. I hope to get plenty of more use from this engine. As everything i have read online is the are very reliable! I still have my Johnson 130, but last time out. She died on me and wouldn't start. I got towed in and halfway she decided fire back up. I am hoping it is a win win situation with this Tohatsu...less weight and more horsepower!

[freezerfiller]

It's always good to get a good deal. I'm guessing it's a 2 stroke since it says automixing on the cowling?

[captduck]

Yes it is a 2 stroke

[Simple Man]

I had that same model motor on a 18' Prosport flats boat. I loved it. Great power to weight ratio.

[captduck]

Simple Man that is the main reason I bought was the power to weight ratio. And the good price I got it for! Hoping it will work well with my 190CC Sea Pro that I will be putting it on! Hope to do install next week and then to a mechanic for carbs and water pump. Or just do it myself!

[Simple Man]

I had great service from mine. Seemed like I had an issue with it vapor locking sometimes. Had to pump the bulb to get it rolling again. I changed the fuel pump diagrams out and fixed that. I disconnected the oil injection because I was nervous about it and the age of the motor. It never left me stranded though and I caught a lot of fish out of that boat. Wish I still had it.

[captduck]

Simple man those are words of encouragement! I am really looking forward to using this engine. I got the cowl off right now and I fixing it up some. The aluminum portion of it was all flaky. I put some paint stripper on it and am putting some fairing compound on it to fill in the small potted spots. Then prime it up and paint it. I am going to fix and paint the cowl this summer as well. It has one small crack that I will fix up and repaint ye whole thing nd new stickers for it! Did you do your own maintenance on your engine?

[Simple Man]

I did all my maintenance but I never had to do much. What I did work on was fairly straight forward. Good luck!

[captduck]

Thanks Simple Man. I have the water pump on order already. So I will do that once it gets here. And I will probably go ahead and do the carbs myself and save a few hundred $$$ in labor and parts. Is that for something for he boat