Re: E-TEC vs Four Stroke
I have been running twin 250 hp etecs on a 32 weelcraft for 1 yr and 2 months. We ran it hard right out of the box fishing the FLW kingfish tour. Have over 450 hrs on them and only thing done so far were one set of plugs and lower unit oil at the 320 hrs.
As far as other people having problems I think you will always have mechanical products that break. All brands have some issues. But i think most of the Etec issues can be attributed to mechanic or dealer error.
These engines need to be set up by mechanics who really know the product. I have a friend who bought a new Sea Vee with twin Etecs. After running them for a bit and having problems. He kept taking it to a dealer that said thay couldn't find anything wrong. He was telling everyone that maybe the Etecs were the wrong choice. Soon after he took it to a diferent dealer, the mechanic there knows the insides and outs of the Etecs and problem was diagnosed and fix. Now he hasn't had any more problems and loves the motors saying they do what they were hyped to do. It all begins with the set-up procedure.
Sorry for the lengthy post.
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