[Rhodes22-list] 2-cycles still made?

[William E. Wickman]

Rummy,
It is misleading and disingenuous to make a banket statement to the uninformed that 4 cycles are not reliable.   ANY engine will be unreliable if it is not taken care of properly.  There are lots of web sites that contrast and compare the pros and cons of each type (check out smalloutboards..com).   Reliability is not one of them.  4 cycles do have more parts, put that does not make them less reliable.  

You are correct on one point.  This subject has been debated to death, and like politics, opinions are strong and unwaivering on both sides.

Bill Wickman


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----- Original Message -----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces
Sent: 08/11/2006 06:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 2-cycles still made?

Bill,
This thread has been discussed to death, but the one thing we all know is  
that four stroke engines ARE NOT reliable and they are costly to repair. That's  
the only reason I won't own one. Once they start making one that is reliable, 
 I'll switch over. Evinrude came out with a new 2 stroke engine this year 
that  meets the EPA requirements. They advertise it as being more reliable than 
the  four strokes.
 
Rummy
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