FasterDaddy
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It's a '71 Chrysler shortshaft 8 HP Model: 82hb Serial 11034 .<br /><br />I went and got Clymer's service manual and started to winterize it last weekend. All was going well until I found only water, about two cups worth, draining out of the lower unit.<br /> 
<br />I've read and re-read the lower unit section of the the Clymer book and have concluded that I am probably not mechanically inclined enough to diagnose and repair this. And I don't want to make it worse.<br /><br />So what now? Is there amyone willing to work on it out there? I live outside Washington DC. I often go to upstate NY and could drop it off<br />between here and Syracuse. I suppose I could also ship it, since it weighs less than 50lbs -- which is one of the reasons I want to get it fixed!<br /><br />Backgound on this thing:<br />This spring a local O/B mechanic brought the little motor I bought as a teenager back to life, after long term storage. He had to do a complete tune up and he rebuilt the recoil starter. I dropped +$400.00 in getting this "Little Guy" (as my daughters now call it) running again. The mechanic says he pressure tested the lower unit and changed the lube oil. He said it didn't leak, and also said that it was a good thing b/c he would not be able to fix a lower unit leak on this motor. After all this was done, my daughters and I repaired the cracked cover and repainted it.<br /><br />My daughters have learned how to navigate around the lake on their own with this motor on our little aluminum boat. And it's running great. <br /><br />But, as far as I know the lower unit on the Little Guy has never been touched. What should I expect to pay to tear down and rebuild a lower unit on a 35 year old 8 hp?<br /><br />It may sound silly to spend more $ on a 35 year old motor, but WE really like the fact that it weighs less than 50lbs! New motors of this power seem to weight between 75 and 100 lbs, and I just can't see us putting that kind of weight on the back of this boat. <br /><br />Finally, Why have small outboards gotten to be WEIGHTY pigs in the last 25 years???<br /> DHALLIS@HOTMAIL.COM
<br />I've read and re-read the lower unit section of the the Clymer book and have concluded that I am probably not mechanically inclined enough to diagnose and repair this. And I don't want to make it worse.<br /><br />So what now? Is there amyone willing to work on it out there? I live outside Washington DC. I often go to upstate NY and could drop it off<br />between here and Syracuse. I suppose I could also ship it, since it weighs less than 50lbs -- which is one of the reasons I want to get it fixed!<br /><br />Backgound on this thing:<br />This spring a local O/B mechanic brought the little motor I bought as a teenager back to life, after long term storage. He had to do a complete tune up and he rebuilt the recoil starter. I dropped +$400.00 in getting this "Little Guy" (as my daughters now call it) running again. The mechanic says he pressure tested the lower unit and changed the lube oil. He said it didn't leak, and also said that it was a good thing b/c he would not be able to fix a lower unit leak on this motor. After all this was done, my daughters and I repaired the cracked cover and repainted it.<br /><br />My daughters have learned how to navigate around the lake on their own with this motor on our little aluminum boat. And it's running great. <br /><br />But, as far as I know the lower unit on the Little Guy has never been touched. What should I expect to pay to tear down and rebuild a lower unit on a 35 year old 8 hp?<br /><br />It may sound silly to spend more $ on a 35 year old motor, but WE really like the fact that it weighs less than 50lbs! New motors of this power seem to weight between 75 and 100 lbs, and I just can't see us putting that kind of weight on the back of this boat. <br /><br />Finally, Why have small outboards gotten to be WEIGHTY pigs in the last 25 years???<br /> DHALLIS@HOTMAIL.COM