Hi Greg,

I have a new 40hp 4 stroke Yamaha but I only have about 20 hours on mine so
far.

I believe that Yamaha has been making the power heads for the Mercury 4
strokes (9.9 to 115hp) for some time now . I believe Merc does build their
own lower ends though.

Mercury has introduced fuel injection on many 4 stroke models: 30, 40, 50,
60 & 115hp

Yamaha has FI on only a few 4 strokes like the 115, 200 & 225hp.

Funny, my new 40hp is machined to accept the FI but is still carbureted.

Having a good dealer near by for your brand of motor, weight and now FI are
all factors in choosing a 4 stroke outboard.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com

"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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I have a 60 and I am coming up on 500 hours with no big problems. It still
"makes oil" and I may have the "leaking crankshaft seal" problem. I see a
few
drops of oil on the water occasionally when I put it in.
How are the rest of you guys doing?