Re: 1970 85 hp V4

[amuller]

I used to live on the East Coast. Motors I could pick up at scrapyards for $5…. But I didn’t enjoy working on salt water motors where nearly every fastener was a challenge. Minnesota motors are rarely very corroded by comparison, given fresh water and a relatively short boating season.

I doubt the bad wire insulation is actually causing a problem, as it sits in an vinyl sieeve and the wire it shares the sleeve with seems OK. But I’ll pull it out and replace it.

If this motor turns out to be a runner–feels like it will, but one never knows–I expect to want to sell it and get a Bearcat. So I want to go through it well enough to ask a few bucks for it in good conscience.

Question: I know that OMC has made magnetic drain plugs at some point, as has Mercury. Given the sensitivity of these gearboxes to debris in the lube, would it make sense to use them? 318544, Sierra 18-2375, GLM 21731?