200 hp 2 stroke 1997 - overheat & seized

[boslaw71]

Any advice? Running fine last weekend. Dropped into idle and the motor stalled. Headed to dock slowly. Motor sounded weird - higher pitched. Checked compression & flushed. Started up a few times & seemed fine. Took her out slowly this weekend. Revved up to approx 4000 tach. Overheat warning & engined seized up. Can't crank at all. Now what? Am I hosed? What is this going to cost me? It's a 1997 motor.

Thanks,
Andre

[hdheritage65]

Depends on how bad the inside looks. First thing I would do is see which hole is seized and if it can be freed up to roll over engine

[boslaw71]

which hole? Sorry, I'm an outboard novice. Everything I know about outboards I've learned on the net in forums like this.

[99yam40]

He means which cylinder or how many cylinders.
Your best bet is to take it to a Yamaha shop and have them open it up to see what has happened and give you an estimate for repairs

[boslaw71]

So the mechanic diagnosed this as a lower unit lubrication failure. He quoted me $2100 to rebuild, or $2600 to install a brand new lower unit.

Does this sound right? Prices sound reasonable for new england? Is it worth it to spend $2600 on a new lower unit for a 1997 motor? The rest of the motor seems to be in good shape, but it's still a lot of money to throw at an old motor.

Thanks

[99yam40]

Does that include labor?

Have you looked to see what you can buy one on this site? Just click on the red parts button on top of page.

Also look for aftermarket lower units on line or rebuilt ones

[boslaw71]

I checked the site but it looks like they don't sell whole lower units - only parts for lower units.

Are after markets & rebuilt reliable? Also, what's involved in replacing - do I just pop it in, tighten the 6 bolts and go, or do I have to connect a new water pump, etc.?