Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

[cdnjan]

Or will everything have seized?
I value your input
Thank You in advance
Jan

 

[truckintyler]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

i think it will, werent they made better back then anyways aside from the ignition

 

[Sedge]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

Best way to find out is to try it...! Change the oil and filter, put in fresh plugs and give a whirl. Good luck.

 

[Fisher freak]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

ok yes it should run but first make sure it turns over by hand not starter,then if so pull the distrbuter and prime the oil pump and get oil into motor before u try and start but i would check carb gaskets first could be bad but if never used might be ok. And yes they were built better back then and made of cast not to much can go wrong just make sure it has good oil pres first !!!!

 

[cdnjan]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

Well the tricky part is its an online auction .. so I cannot try it. All your positive input makes it much more appealing Thanks So much

 

[Tom @ Buzzard Bluff]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

Or will everything have seized?
I value your input. Thank You in advance. Jan

See your PMs before buying!

 

[JB]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

Not a chance.

It has no name, model or type.

What if it spent those 30 years at the bottom of a lake??

 

[mrcrabs]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

there is several brand new in the box late1980ish Eska Gamfisher outboards that have shown up on ebay as of late, one is a 7.5 and the other 9.9, I bett your talking about the 7.5 ?
It is brand new looks nice and shiny too...

 

[aganser]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

I agree that the biggest variable is how it was stored. In temp controlled storage, out back under the woodpile or used as an anchor for the neighbor's raft.

Or somewhere in between.

Bob

 

[cdnjan]

Re: Will a 30 year old motor Never Used be likely to work?

Thanks so much again and for your pm input as well.
It is indeed brand spanking new and shiny I doubt a raindrop ever landed on it .. its been in plastic in the original box for 30+ yrs
Mr shhh lol
hey may the best bid win I doubt I could even make the reserve bet .. Just watching it from a distance