ferm is right i've had some go easy take 3 to 5 hours to swap and some go bad hard and b!tchy and take 3 days lol. plus the extra $ you always end up needed to fix the oops. if you haven't and are in any fear of something i'd say take it to someone to swap then you can fuss at them if it isn't right plus if you do something wrong i bet they will void the warranty.

This one doesn't appear to be too far from you. Brand new in the crate 150 JOHNSON like yours.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/new-2...QQcmdZViewItem

And this one may be worth the drive for you as well to pick up a freshwater motor.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-...QQcmdZViewItem

Seen both of those. The brand new leftover would be sweet but I am sure he wants way too much for it. I am after a 99 150 with boat and trailer listed for $3900 pretty close to home. Will know more this weekend, he is sending me some pics and additional info.

-Svence

The 99 looks good and if all ck's out and a little dealing you have a nice motor

I hate fools that don't give you a starting big to get going. That 05 is going to be a good amount, and to start at a $1 is a pain in the a$$

But at $1 I can feel like a winner!

-Svence

local and seems like a good deal.

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/989771584.html

Just saw that. 850 hrs...seems like a lot???

And I have to add some cash on top for new controls/cables/gauges.

-Svence

850 hrs aren't much on that motor, i'd take that Yamaha over a Johnson Evinrude in the same yrs any day. good buy if i have my Sea Ox completed i'd buy it and be riding since i already have all the yamaha controls. a new set of 704 with digital gauges yeah i'm looking for a yamaha for it, i'd just rather have a HPDI 2 Stroke Yamaha 150 cause of the wonder fuel mileage they get.

He said he had issues with ethanol jamming up the carbs, got them cleaned out and added a 10 micron filter to solve the problem. Besides the carbs is there anything else I should worry about?

-Svence

just do a leak down test and you should be good as long as she runs good go take a test ride before it's removed and then report back how that Parker rides lol