Thank you guys for the responses.
I am located in central Jersey on the shore. I see where the generator would be mounted and as stated if it’s not there, then It’s not there, and it’s not there. I won’t be running any electronics in the boat really, so as much as I’d like the motor to have one, it likely will be a non-issue. I will most likely run with a second battery or jump pack as backup just to be safe.
As for the rest of the motor, I’ve already got a new prop seal and seal carrier o-ring on the way. I’ve also located the spaghetti seal and other parts needed for the water pump and will order those as well. It seems like most of the parts for this motor are relatively inexpensive which is nice to see.
I’ve pulled the plugs and fogged the motor, and plan to see if it’ll fire within the next few days.
Just a couple more questions, the timing advance Rod is locked in the distributor. Seeing as how the distributor is mounted with the cap side down, is it probably best to pull the distributor off the motor to fix it?
Seeing as how the gear case leaks, and Id like to at least hear this motor run before putting any more money towards it, would it be best for me to pull the lower unit before trying to get it to start just so I’m not running the motor with a dry gear case?
Thanks again for the help.
