Reply To: new to outboards

[codymo]

i guess i should have said more about the condition it does look great like some normal wear and tear is all. since posting i decided to go see if it wanted to run and it did! i drained out the gas that was the color of black coffee and used my bore camera to check out the tank….other than some gas i didnt get out at first (i thought i had shook it every way possible to get it out…….wrong!) it was very clean inside so i used a syringe with a hose on it to suck out all the gas. then i rinsed the tank with fresh gas and dumped a little in. the fuel shut off was luckily turned off while it sat and it must have been ran out of fuel because the carb was a little but dusty but no junk in it and worked perfectly. check lower unit and the oil is very old but no water in it at all. replaced oil and fired up second pull. ran rough for about 10 seconds and then purred like it was new at the dealer. it does need a water pump but i fully expected that. the lady i got it from guessed it was sitting on her garage floor and i was the first person to pick it up in 25+years. i was there buying a cheapo fishing boat that was last registered in 79 so im guessing this motor was stored around the same time. im not sure if im going to keep this motor or not but i will for sure be keeping an eye out for more cool old outboards. i know most of the time it isnt this easy but i really enjoyed it and wont hesitate to try to own a few more oldies.