[Carl]

Hey,

I'm still here and the boat hasn' fallen on me yet. I got the old motor off after removing the bracket. I took off the right one hopefully it won't be too bad to get back on. I found oil between the motor and pump and the motor had a nice burnt smell to it. Two of the four brushes in the motor were totally shot and the other two were not very good. There is a really good chance that the pump may have a bad seal also. I have been calling around because there are very few of this style motor. There was only one on ebay that fit my year. It was the pump and motor assy. I found a place that had one in stock. It was also the assy. He got good coin for it, but he was cheaper than ebay and fairly close by if anything doesn't work out. I will install it tomorrow. Last night was the local 4-H type agricultural fair and tonight was the big fireworks show, it is always a good time for the family. I will let you all know how it goes as soon as possible

Carl