Saltwater Submerge

[John Smith]

" Is anything salvageable on a

" Is anything salvageable on a late model 120hp outboard that was submerged in saltwater 2 months ago? It was successfully restarted immediately after retrieval, but no further maintenance was performed on it. "

 

[jupiterzeke]

" John;Everything electrical i

" John;Everything electrical is junk;starter,solenoid,vro pump,engine cable,your ignition components may be ok for a while.When you ran it 2 months ago did you run it for at least 3hours? Did you drain seawater from the bottom main bearing?Did you "pickle" the engine with fogging oil?Does the engine still turn over freely?Does it feel gritty?Why did you wait so long???? "