Among the best motors. Easy to work on, depending on condition. No famous “gotchas”. My only complaint is the hood rattles due to it’s shape. If that’s all I have to complain about, it should be ok.

Like Frank says, these are great engines…. Simple OMC universal mag, idles real nicely, easy to work on…
I would ask to take a compression test, I would also ask if it is OK to “crack open” the lower gear lube drain screw for a second to check the condition of the gear lube. No lube, or pure water spells trouble….I would negotiate the price down a bit if the gearcase is full of water….

Also look at the upper, center rubber motor mount and the rear two rubber cover mounts. Sometimes they break and replacements are getting harder to find. You can do work-arounds for the cover mounts but not the top front one. But these things wouldn’t stop me from buying it, if the gear oil and compression are good! From the pictures, it looks like the entire recoil might be missing. I think I have one, if that’s the case. It is missing the high speed adjustment knob and prop nut, too. No big deal. Great motors when they’re all fixed up!