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Buy the new one with warranty I say.-------Shop time these days is around $100 / hr.-----That $500 will quickly disappear if there are any issues.

There is a " mercury switch " , 2 little silvery tubes.----If throttle is advanced too far it will not crank over I believe.

Step #1 ----Make sure that the LOWER shift rod is fully screwed into the lower unit.

The VRO ( variable ratio oiling ) is very simple and yes it is overpriced in my opinion

Just like anything else the oil injection is simple if you understand how they work.-----It is important to understand that the systems are called " automatic " , but owner needs to maintain / inspect / check operation of these.

Is the tapered friction piece inside the tiller handle missing ?

You are looking this up with American serial # or something else ???

There was a service bulletin in 1994 ( 27 years ago ) to move tell tale to top of the block.-----The latest factory water pump kit has parts / instructions for this cooling system modifications.

The alignment pin is tapered and must be driven out in the direction that the carburetors are.----Then the crankcase falls apart.----It was clearly posted earlier that you needed a 12 point thin wall 5/16" socket !!

Start with a compression test.----Post your numbers.----Then check for strong spark on each lead.

The tee is shown on the parts diagram.----Diagram shows one outlet from primer valve to be capped.----Perhaps the primer valve was replaced and someone was confused by the simplicity of this valve!

The parts book seems to show it clearly.

There are many folks who make this mistake.-----And you have to keep the children out of the boat as they are know to play with these things.

Agreed with the above post.

Sounds like upper mounts failed.-----Powerhead needs to be removed to replace them.

Totally wrong value.------Try 45 ft-lbs

Install a complete seal kit.

This test does not involve the sparkplugs.----You are testing the magneto for maximum output.----Does spark jump a gap of 1/4", yes or no ?

Does spark jump a gap of 1/4" on both leads.----Perhaps it is running on 1 cylinder.

Make sure you install that flywheel with the tapers clean and dry.