2001 2.5L EFI question. 0T333414 (unknown hrs) 2001 Champion 196.

[BassmasterZ]

Many small victories on my Champ 196 over the past few months thanks to Joe’s guidance and previous posts from Don/Joe. Appreciated!!! I was going to PM them, but wanted to make this post public in case anyone out there thinks about longevity of their Merc 24/7 like me. Follow their guidance and manuals (which align perfectly BTW). I also blew an 01 Opti back in the day, and this and Opti page would have saved me thousands had I done so or knew better…

Because of my past dealing(s) with catastrophic engine failure, I am becoming increasingly paranoid about injectors/reeds.

So for Joe/Don, are my metal reeds a ticking time bomb? Also, Don, I know things are crazy right now with lead times…what would I be looking at (lead time) with regard to sending you reed block and injectors for serial/model above?

Thanks again Joe/Don for this forum and your time.

Zac Adams

[BassmasterZ]

Don- Should have specified, upgrade to TDR, and your full injector service.

[EuropeanAM]

Zac- I'd ask that you contact the office to discuss scheduling, lead times, or parts.

If you still have steel reeds in the engine, I would definitely recommend you consider TDR Reeds as they're safer for the engine. That would be a good time to consider injectors as well.

[JOE54]

those later steel ones are very thin

[BassmasterZ]

Don/Joe, Will do, and thank you both again for the guidance.