My starter slowly began to show weakness. After a intake hose went,(raw water salt), it really puttered out.
I did all the proper checks, and it was the starter.
I removed it and took it to Don's Auto electric to size up.
I installed the rebuilt one and noticed sizeable gaps towards the fly...
I've come into a number of older outboards recently??? Where were they when I was 16 and had no $ ? Anyhow, I'm finding that all need new water pumps to be replaced; I'll share my efforts with others as I've read every thread on small impeller replacement. Thanks for the info.