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your location ?-----Also lots of them on " fleabay "

Post a video of the engine running at idle on a hose.----Post a video of smoking with engine at full throttle.-----Note ----there are no " oil control rings " on this 2 stroke engine.------Smoke is normal.----especially at start-up.-----Oil recirculation passages in working order ?

Defective buzzer ??

Post pictures of spline at top of driveshaft.------Start a new thread on this topic.

Thermostat is at the top of cylinder head I believe.

Remove flexplate and look for stain / rust mark to install in proper position.-----Or put #1 at TDC and use timing marks.-------Timing on these motors usually does not go out of adjustment.-----Start with a compression test.-----Post your numbers.

My wildest guess is 1989 model.

Does choke close and stay closed when you pull the recoil ?----Does spark jump a gap of 3/8" on a test device ?-----Could also be an issue with the reed valves .----Or an issue with crankshaft oil seals.

I do not believe there are any " water lines " near the carburetors.

This is not a hard job to do.------U-tube videos will help you.-------Shop might charge you 2 hrs.-----Or visit ----leroysramblings ------for instructions.-----The bushing for shift rod o-ring can be replaced without removing the bushing.-----Or run a 5/16-NC tap in there for 3 threads and pull...

Yes.-----From many 3 , 4 and 6 cylinder Johnson / Evinrude models

Charge the battery and have it load tested.

Perhaps use an oil that smokes less.-----Might cost a little more.-----And do you understand the concept of a 2 stroke and the reason for the smoke ?----When you operate the manual fuel pump does it go hard?-----Is thermostat in place?

There was a service bulletin in 1994 that was to move the telltale.---Water pump kit 0432955 has instructions for cooling system modification.

When you unplug the VRO and oil tank the overheat horn is still in the circuit I believe.

If it was the overheat alarm , you may have damaged the motor.-----Perhaps not the opinion you wanted to hear.----But it is what you need to act on.

Well-----I would now do a compression test.----Post the numbers.-----Does the tell tale hose come off the side of the engine block or off the top ??------Any time you put a " new to you " motor in service it needs a new impeller!

Did you hit something with the prop ?

There is a switch on the side of the motor block.----Cuts spark to 3 cylinder for shifting.----Perhaps check it.----Do a compression test as well , post your numbers..----How did it run for you last season ?

Did you unplug the wiring on the VRO?----Unplug the oil tank ?----Did you install a new water pump impeller ?----And you kept running your motor with the alarm sounding ??