Thanks Elvin! This thing is in great shape for that age. Much better than my mid-90's Nissan. Looks like I'll be pulling the water pump/impeller. I'm sure I'll find a way to screw that up and will be back with more questions! Or I'll just swap power heads with my short shaft (that fits my skiff better) and give the long shaft to my sailboat buddy, thus making it his problem.
Awesome! I've got a certified rare antique! And one that runs better than my much newer motor. Cool. I guess now I have to keep it.
yeah mine runs great too, the only thing that worries me is the guy said he didn't even know what lower unit oil was and he owned it 10 years eh who cares for 50 bucks i can afford to go to the dealer[/QUOT
As I have one of the same model, you could always sell yours to me for parts.
Honestly. I have't done anything about mine yet. My other 3.5A (newer version) is running great now that I found a replacement coil for it so I haven't needed to mess with the older one. Maybe once it cools down a bit down here in Florida I'll get around to tinkering with it.
Just how messy was it changing the fluid and impeller? When I changed the impeller on the newer one (early 90's) it looked fairly similar to late model impellers to me.
Honestly. I have't done anything about mine yet. My other 3.5A (newer version) is running great now that I found a replacement coil for it so I haven't needed to mess with the older one. Maybe once it cools down a bit down here in Florida I'll get around to tinkering with it.
Just how messy was it changing the fluid and impeller? When I changed the impeller on the newer one (early 90's) it looked fairly similar to late model impellers to me.