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Well, any outboard can be a pain if they were not taken care of and were put away incorrectly. I am working on a Gale made Goodyear that was abused in every way and will only run with many replacement parts. I also had an air cooled Eska that was cared for and run great with just a bit of tinkering. The question is what are your plans for the outboard? If you like to tinker and have no use for the riding lawnmower, then at worst it is a non-runner with many problems with time spent learning about your outboard. At best it is a learning experience with the end product being a running outboard. If you need a dependable outboard to use then there are plenty of outboards available thru dealers and classified ads. I personally have worked on Sea Kings built by Chrysler and didn’t have too much trouble getting them running. The biggest problem was the gearcase leaking gear oil and ruining the gears and bearing.