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  1. Last July we purchased a Suzuki df2.5s for our Melges 24 racing sailboat. We went through the break in period following all the directions, the engine ran admirably. However, we have had nothing but problems with it. To make a long story short, laying the engine on the correct side only, is not just the only parameter that must be followed.... the engine is EXTREMELY sensitive, to having the engine head below the level of the prop, even just for a few seconds, but it took us several months to get an answer from anyone. With this racing sailboat the outboard engines are not used while sailing and are placed away in a storage area. Typically, the engine is inserted into this type of boat by lowering the head of the engine first, and taken out by lifting the propeller out first, almost turning the engine upside down. Even when doing this briefly it will contaminate the cylinder with oil and cause the starting pull cord to lock up and force the spark plug to be removed and the cylinder exercised to get the oil out before a long frustrating effort starting. The disappointment was not just the sensitivity to any temporary imbalance, but that Suzki had no help to offer whatsoever, no technical support no advisement, just to read the manual and call dealers off the website. We requested Suzuki if they would research the problem with the home corporation, any advisement they could find out about, but they just flatly refused any help "we are just a distributor, we dont educate on service", not even apologetic..... sorry but not acceptable to me. After calling many mechanics all over we finally found a great source with H&M in Sausalito CA. They had dealt with the problem, not just with that engine but also in combination with our specific model of boats,,,, and were super considerate and helpful to provide a solution we could communicate to our local outboard mechanics, seeing as how they are a 4 hour drive away from our location. Thank you to Ethan at H&M, no thanks to Suzuki, fyi Yamaha just released their new 2016 2.5, which you can lay on any side upside down whichever whatever and it will have no problems, its almost as light as the Suzuki..... 38lbs to Suzuki's 31lbs..... Just missed it by a few months darn it! well worth the extra pounds for the convenience and dependability
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