Quick diagnosis of broken Johnson 96 40hp

[blackrick]

Hello,

I was wondering if you could give me a quick diagnosis of the likely cost to repair my outboard. I am considering whether to trade it in broken, or to fix, then trade in.

Here are the pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44042943@N07/?saved=1

The problems happened when I was starting the motor. I left the choke on for longer than normal, it started to sound like it was revving really high, then I heard a "chunk" and then the motor stopped abruptly. Then I trimmed up, and it sound like there were rocks under the cowling. If you can't tell, some part of the motor shattered. I have no idea whether the problem is really serious, i.e. irreparable, or something inexpensive/fairly easy with the right part on hand.

Thanks very much for the assistance. I recommend this site to all of my fishing friends. Your diagnosis are always spot on.

Thanks,
Trent

[Earl320V]

from what I can see, it looks like it would make a good paper weight.

[ChampioNman]

I would say that one is toast and time to part out. You can recover some of your loss by selling off the LU, Starter, electrical parts etc.

[blackrick]

That's what I thought you'd say. Thanks for the info.
TJ

[BESman]

That's a shame, looking at the pics that powerhead looks pretty clean.