Re: OMC 3 cylinder "loopers"

[amuller]

(I wrote this once before and the site ate it:)

I’m interested in this motor because it has the same hydro-electric gearcase and strange ignition system as my V4, and mounts with the same drop-in brackets, so it could be fairly trivial to change it out and the comparison would be interesting. And I’ve already struggled through learning these systems with much help here. Opinions of these 3-cylinder loopers seems generally high, with some criticism of idling and midrange power. The price is near-free and, assuming nobody in the past 45 years has forgotten to mix the oil, or run it with a bad impeller, it might be fine….

What’s special about the L77JC4 plugs? Just curious, they are readily available.

I’m really convinced that big outboards need power tilt and preferably trim also. Tilting the V4 is not a relaxing way to end the day.