Another start to a great series by one of my favorite KZfaqrs! 😊

I dont know diddly squat about these type of motors/engine. However your style of explaining and pointing out things is excellent. Easy to understand and comprehend !!!!!!! Now fixing it is another chapter. Thank you for keeping my interest with this video !!!!!!

Excellent information. Straight to the point and helpful. This should be the official guide to buying a used outboard!

Great video especially for a guy like me who really doesn't have a clue when it comes to these motors. Thanks for taking time to inform us.

Great video. Recommended for anyone new to outboard motors and even "old salts." Well spoken, clear explained walk-through. Nice job.

Great Video, very informative. Look forward to seeing more.

Thanks Max! I always learn something new from your videos!

That was an Awesome video. Thank you for sharing your wealth of information And for helping the average boater to make an educated And informed decision when shopping for a pre-owned engine. God bless you, And please continue your helpful advice. I wish I had This information last year when I bought an outboard motor from a friend, that turned out to be nothing more than a HUGE paper weight. I can now approach the process of buying an outboard motor with confidence And caveats to ensure a good purchase .keep up the good work, And I will put into practice what I've learned from you Sir.

Video worth weight in gold. Anybody has no excuses (wow, excellent compression advice) For buying a clunker. Just really provides 15 years advice in 15 min. Thank you for making this video “school”!

Thanks heaps Max. Thought I'd collected nearly every check I could do on an outboard but you gave me quite a few more important ones.

Excellent video. Thank you for your patient way of explaining things!

Haven't even finished the video yet... just wanted to say very informative breakdown, thank you for taking the time to contribute to your community.

Great job on the video was very straightforward he gave a lot of good solid advice and some people need especially if they don't work on them someone giving good tips like this thanks for sharing

Great video for me ... and the colourful and straight language kept me smiling

Great video, very informative! I'm looking to buy my first boat so I really needed this info.

Thank you for taking the time to make this detailed video. Extremely helpful..

About to buy a motor tomorrow , this video was a big help. Even 4 years later.

Man you are very experienced on outboard, thanks a million....

Informative, I look forward to seeing all your outboard vids.

Excellent video. I've given many bad reviews for videos that waste a lot of time talking about irrelevant talk and music. Seems a lot of people like to hear the sound of their own voice and don't stick to the subject matter. This is a great video. Thanks

Good video. I also look at the color of the paint on the cylinder head and exhaust manifold. If the paint looks scorched or blued its a good indicator that the engine got too hot or is overheating when running. Thus causing damage to internal parts and gaskets. On some models a cooling tell tale spigot that starts and stops water flow can be an indicator that the head gasket is leaking exhaust gases into to water jacket. A compression test on a warm engine will verify if there is bad cylinders and if it needs to be rebuilt. Also pulling the plugs after a warm up test, check for water on the plugs. Fuel spreads and is slippery between your fingers, water kinda beads first and doesn’t feel the same. If I still cant tell I have touched my tongue to my finger to tell. If you don’t reel back in disgust than thats water on the spark plug, lol. Again, you mad a good instructional video.

Agreed. Very straightforward video. Thanks a million dude!

thank you, good info, also love the Grady in your yard

I would like to thank you for helping me obtain this achievement of knowledge for my man card! Keep up the great work and thank you for your knowledge!

came back and watched again....frickin great vid....many thanks

great pointers, can't wait for more videos!!!

Thank you - GREAT video for somebody buying a motor or a boat with a motor!

You are very smart. This video taught me a lot. Thankyou.

Tons of great info! Obviously you have decent motors, would love to see an update with bad motors and what they look like

Very straight fwd and to the point thanks for takeing time to make these kind of videos good to watch a pro in his prime u got skill wish u were my neighbor Or buddy I need this Knowledge!

Hey thanks, I bought a used outboard for my sailboat based on your video. I looked like a pro. By the way salt water

Great video man, thank you for the info.

Lots of good info here.Thanks for making the video!!

Great video, I'd like to see more videos of outboard engine repairs so I'll search your shares. Thanks!

Good job , but one other thing I found the hard way , after checking all the things you mentioned , and also checking for spark at each plug ( motor on ground, and controls not hooked up , so could not start ) I bought a 1996 75 hp mariner with 130 psi all 3 cylinders , t & t ,with about a 400.00 stainless speed prop and controls for 250.00 , I thought I hit the jackpot . Until I went to mount on the boat ! That's when I discovered the bushings on the steering arm swivel tube , and the motor mounts are SHOT . Has so much play that it must be fixed before mounting , probably wouldn't even be able to steer the thing ! And you know how much of a job that is , I think it's gonna be cheaper, and a lot easier for sure , to just buy a whole different mid section with the mount still intact . found one on e-bay for 400.00 + shp. , so now my 250.00 "jackpot" , is turning into a 700.00 just "OK" deal . So there you go , two things , check spark if can't start , and definitely check the play in the swivel tube and motor mounts . Keep up the good work, you do a really good job of explaining things .

Nice to see, thanks for the reminder to swap out my impellers.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!!!

Thanks for making this informative video. Some was common sense, but not all.

Great video for people like me that just bought a used boat and motor!

Hey Maxx glad you are back on KZfaq!

Thank you Max! Video is very informative.

Great video, very informative. Thank you!

Awesome video sir! I learned a lot with it. Thanks!

Awesome video! Taught me everything I needed to know.

Superb explanation. Would love to see a video of a “bad” motor or one to pass.

Great video, I learned a ton!

Thanks for the great video. Awesome information

This was very helpful thanks for the info.

Very helpful. Thanks for posting this.

I enjoyed it.....thanks for the teach!

Thank you for the advice and information.

From the distant past, a legend returns

Great video! Thank you for the information.

Thank you very much for the education I greatly appreciate it.

Dude, you’re awesome!

Thank Looking into buying a used boat and use all the help I need thank you for the info

"No sympathies for your problems later" Love it.

Great Informative Video, Thank You!

This is an awesome video thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you for being honest

This partially helped, but I'm looking at a 1997 Honda 5hp 4 stroke single cylinder outboard with a pull start. Haven't physically looked at it yet, the seller says all good and I can inspect it any time I want, so now I know the basics to check on it. Never realized how much stuff was on the big boy motors before!

Great information man.

Excellent instruction. Thanks

thanks for all the info, really usefull. add some grease to ur tripod. I have the sameone and woks smoothly.

awesome info for me....thanks so much

Very helpful thankyou God bless

Cheers for the video mate

Funny that you used a Force Outboard in the Video !! Everyone says a Force is a junk motor, But I've had several, Both older ones, And newer Mercury Edition . And I loved them !! Great motors !! Simple !!!! But Great !!!!. I had a newer 120hp that I swapped to 7 different boats because it was such a great motor !!. Sold it and wish I had it back !!

Great Video, Thank You!!

Great video! Thank you!!

I've been redoing boats mainly outboards and older bass boats as side job for 10 yrs now and I've yet to come across a good FORCE outboard never fails for one to go out time or 2 and needs work of some sort minor to major poor design features my opinion N beware of the first generation of oil injection they tend to quit while runnin and sound no alarm i run 40 to 1 in those motors anyway with no ethanol gas jus incase they do decide to quit Just for heads up. PS my personal favorite used outboard is any of the mercury black max series. If ain't black take it back. Good video good info

Great information

Also, with the engine off, rotate the propeller to determine if the propeller shaft is warped

This video is good to watch.

Awesome video.

Great no nonsense guide without all the waffle - thanks

You are so right,a lot of people try selling their burnt out outboards.

thanks this is going to help me when and if i ever find a 90 mercury for my bass tracker. it only has a 50 on it now. i love my boat its just a little slow.

Great video

GREAT VIDEO!!!!! THANK YOU😃😃❤️🇺🇸

Thank you Very informative

Great video gives me everything I’ve been thinking about thank you sir

yay your back!

Need to check the steering bearings. Like video.

Well done 👍

Great video !!! Thanks

great video.

great info thanks

Very very good. Thanks.

Greate video.🍻

Appreciate all the info,you do a great job explaining these things in language i can understand how can I find some more of your videos?thanks

Awesome thank you for these tips !! I’m a Jetski mechanic and don’t really know that much about outboard boat motors lol I’m looking into getting a Boston whaler for me and the family and learning what to look for when buying a boat with a motor .. I plan on flushing the motor every time I come out of the salt water because I know what that shit does to the inside of your water jackets lol . And the amount of sand that is in the salt water lol ... i kind of what the two stroke because it’s cheaper to rebuild but kinda what the four Stoke because it’s a little more quiet but sucks to rebuild lol uhh 🤦🏽‍♂️ need some help

Great job

Cool thanks awsome video

Awesome ur helping new boaters.but give video on checking compression w/throttle w/o ect.always,always always pull the lower unit.but keep doing what ur doing.

thanks guy for saving me money

Very good video

You the man thanks

It’s outboard paradise in this dude’s back yard

Great info! I am wondering about old and new 150hp-200 motors. Can an old motor preform just as well? Whats the benefits? Trying to add a tri-toon to older pontoon project to get it planing cheap. Also would love to see you get a go pro. It would make your video much easier to watch. you're such a wealth of knowledge I would love to see it. Thanks again and great job!