Suzuki 2 stroke 225

[Fr. Frank]

Yeah,pretty much service 'em annually.

But sometimes they wouldn't go a full year, especially if they were not used very much. Many times we had to service water pumps that were only 8-10 months old and the impellers had become molded in a curve from inactvity, producing lower water pressure.

As a marina manager, I have always put water pressure guages on marina-owned boats to protect them from catastrophic failure while in service.

Ditto for every personal motor I have had since the early 80's.

[Ed]

Hi Joey-

I had a 1998 Suzuki 225 2 stroke on my Mako before I sold it. It is a good motor but does need to be maintained.

One area of concern on those motors is the lower unit. In particular, corossion will build up around the bearing carrier and will eventually cause the lower unit case to crack. A couple of years back....good used Suzuki 2 stroke lower units were tough to come by....now probably much more difficult to find. Take care of the one you have.....remove, clean and grease.

Also,poppet valves in that motor have been known to come installed backward from the factory. Be sure to check yours...

For more details on that particular motor.....contact Hawkeye on the hull truth or Jason's friend Scott Potter of Viking Marine in Portsmouth. He did a heck of a job maintaining mine....