[adamcannon]

I will check into getting it hooked up to a computer, not sure if this motor has that capability but that would be good. I did check the lower unit and the oil looks like it is brand new(not milky) and there are no metal shavings of any kind that I can see. I have heard of fogging the pistons but Im not sure how to do it. I have a ways to go on my rebuild and it would be easier to wait and mount the motor to the boat before I take it any where. I guess the motor has been sitting for 1 1/2 years already a few more months wont hurt. I feel like I got a good deal($3750). I hope nothing to bad is wrong with the motor. When I ran the motor the other day I noticed there was water coming out of these slots between the lower unit and the mid section of the motor. Im not sure if the water is suppose to come out of there but the slots are there from the factory. You can see the slots in the picture, they are where the lower unit bolts go into the mid section of the motor. It worried me for a second but it was pumping and I could tell the thermostats appeared to be working. Thanks for all the input. I would say I know just enough about outboards to get me in trouble. Any thing else that anyone thinks I need to do just let me know. Thanks again.