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On Oct 11, 11:26 am, HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:34:33 -0400, HK wrote:
How many times do you have to be told, Reggie?
Don't offer me advice and don't ask me questions.
Make that read "embarassing" questions.
No, Wayne, that isn't it. Sorry.
Harry,
I am sure many people would want to know what changed in 4 stroke
tech. vs 2 stroke tech. that made you change your mind? From what I
can tell, the ETEC is an improvement over the Optimax you had, and 4
stroke is 4 stroke.
There were no changes in 4 v. 2 technology that made me change my mind.
Hope that helps.
So why did you change your mind?
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I don't really remember but I think he is suggesting that you used to
be against 4 strokes, now you swear by them. Personally I don't see a
problem with that as long as the 4 have "come around". Technology
advances, smart folks adjust. I remember an old tech teacher talking
about all the mechanics that refused to change over when cars went
from generators, to alternators. He noted however that most of them
had put windows in place of garage doors and made their living selling
milk, cigs, and bread

I'm not against four strokes or two strokes, though I like four strokes
better now that I've had two of them. I changed the oil on my new 150 at
10 hours, but beyond that there's nothing under that hood with which I
would mess. That would also be true of a modern two stroke...I'm not an
outboard mechanic, not anymore.

What I never bought into was Karen Smith's bull**** about OptiMax
engines. There was nothing wrong with the one I had.

I have not kept pace with two stroke outboard technology since 2003, so
I have no idea what is going on with it now. The few new two strokes I
have seen running have not excited me to the point that I'd consider one
now. I like the idea of "running" on gasoline alone (no oil in the gas,
no oil tank), I like the car-like starting, I like the quietness, I like
the fact that I can run at low speeds a long time without having to blow
the cobwebs out, I like the lack of oil in the water.