Reply To: Disappointment of buying from Ebay

[Evinrude 25]

My original powerhead has low and uneven compression 75 psi/85 psi. I could not start it even though I put gas in the cylinders via the spark plug hole to see if it pops but not. I have put a new charge coil on it so I got spark. My original powerhead cylinder wall has a long mark on it and I don’t thing I could get away with the honing so when I see E-bay powerhead advertised 120/120, I jump in to buy it at reasonable price. Good news is the seller will give me some refund (he did not tell me yet the $$$) and I keep this powerhead. I will open it up and clean inside (It was in Florida salt water). I may hone the cylinders out, find a good used piston or reused good piston from my original powerhead, put a new set of ring on, replace top and bottom seals, new set of gasket. One of simple project turns out a restoration project!