Good day everyone. I came across an old Honda outboard, eight horsepower, and the power head was salt encrusted so much that water would not circulate. The specs on it were a BF8AHLA, frame id# BACL 1000542. Model year 1987.
I removed the power head, and replaced it with a 10 horsepower head...
I "rescued" an 8 hp Honda outboard, pre 97. It had been submerged in salt water and left laying on the beach for who knows how long. I got it started and it overheated instantly. I turned it off immediately and tore into it. This covered that the salt and clogged all of the cooling passages...