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Location: Eau Claire, WI | If the dude gave it to you, you are already ahead of the game $$ wise. Spend a $100 and take it to a good marine service center and have them give a quick check.
New water pump impellor.
New plugs.
Change lower unit lube.
Pre-lube cylinders as suggested. (If there is flash rust on the cylinder walls from it sitting without proper storage lubrication you may be in for a re-ring job in the future)
A 79 will be a carburated unit, you may need to have some cleaner run through it if it is gummed up.
If this happens to be a VRO unit, I would mix the gas the forget about the VRO (have it disconnected), or replace the VRO pump for sure. There were many of these that went down over the years, if the VRO pump goes down you will cook the motor.
Overall nothing major just to fire it to see if it runs, but I would have someone check the carburator adjustments, etc. to ensure you will have a reliable unit in the future. |
