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I'm a little confused about this air cooled motor. I thought there was supposed to be a telltale for the cooling water in the lower unit but when started in a tank, nothing. Looking through old posts I saw a mention of a thermostat. I haven't let this thing run more than few seconds before...
I just bought this at a yard sale today. It's my 3rd old outboard and I bought it mainly because it has a twist-grip throttle and my others don't. The problem: I can't get it to keep running. As soon as I got home with it I stuck it in a barrel of water & fired it up. It ran strong in...
