" I picked up a 1959 25hp Sea
" I picked up a 1959 25hp Sea King deluxe with electric start today for $25. The motor is complete and looks to be in decent shape, but has been sitting for at least 3 years. The motor is not seized up and the electric start works. I haven't had it running, I just turned it over a time or two to see if the starter worked.
My first question is that the motor is stuck in drive and will not shift gears. I have not worked on an outboard yet that has gears, so I'm wondering if this is something that will be difficult and expensive to fix?
My second question is in regards to a throttle and shifting control mechanism. Being that this is an OMC motor made by Gale products, will I be able to use a control box from a Johnson or Evenrude motor? "
" I picked up a 1959 25hp Sea King deluxe with electric start today for $25. The motor is complete and looks to be in decent shape, but has been sitting for at least 3 years. The motor is not seized up and the electric start works. I haven't had it running, I just turned it over a time or two to see if the starter worked.
My first question is that the motor is stuck in drive and will not shift gears. I have not worked on an outboard yet that has gears, so I'm wondering if this is something that will be difficult and expensive to fix?
My second question is in regards to a throttle and shifting control mechanism. Being that this is an OMC motor made by Gale products, will I be able to use a control box from a Johnson or Evenrude motor? "