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Been cleaning. The coating on this motor is really something. Where it was mixed with gear oil it came off pretty easily using some engine degreaser. The rest is mostly dirt so petroleum solvents have little effect. A water based degreaser would dissolve about half of what was on there. Removing the rest required a wire brush, steel wool, a scratch pad or any combination of the 3, and some other special tools, being careful not to damaging the part underneath. Not complaining. Its like unwrapping a gift to find what’s inside. Sometimes it makes me happy, other times, not so much. I tried soaking a few parts in a bucket of warm water. Tried biodegradable paint remover on part of the powerhead. They didn’t work any better than what I was using. Both screws were frozen on the transom clamp. One is bent. Trailer ride? Straightened it as best I could.  Found some light tan paint on the gear case. Original? The fuel line still has most all of its nickel plating. Got everything stuck, freed up. Few more parts to go. This motor shows signs of significant use but its condition is not near as bad as I was thinking.