Sourcing another outboard motor

[nedkelly]

"hey guys and girls,
I'm

"hey guys and girls,
I'm now looking at getting another outboard for this project I'm working on and it can be quite a daunting task to say the least. Anyway, is there anything I should look out for or questions to ask eg. comp test, service hist. waterpump etc?
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance."

 

[david_r]

"good comp(ideally even- w

"good comp(ideally even- within 10-15% of each other), good (blue)spark, and you need to pull the bottom drain from the lower unit to check for water contamination...........only removing the bottom plug will allow water to escape but shouldnt lose a major amount of oil due to vacuum."