Thanks for all the help guys. Ive never been on a forum as helpfull as this. Did some work last night and found i had to rebuild the carb, nothin to crazy but i know how im spending this sunday off......Just wanted to say thanks and ask about how long i can depend on this motor to get me around the ICW where i live. Should i be carefull and stay close to my launching point or can i count on this thing to not crap out for a whole trip? Thanks again guys and keep up the good work

I wouldn't go too far until you can trust it...and then not without a spare motor, oars or at least a comfortable paddle. They built this motor for a long time, so I guess you could say it's fairly dependable if well maintained. The lower units on these are pretty well built but you might want to take some extra brass sheer keys cut from hardware store brass rod in case your prop hits something and sheers the old one. some of my newer Eskas had a rubber plug on the motor mount with holes to store a couple of brass sheer rods and a spare cotter pin.
Although these are air cooled, most have impellers to cool the exhaust gases in the leg of the motor, so always run it in water and don't rev it up without a load on the prop unless you like connecting rods flying from the new hole in the side of the crankcase.

Does yours have a gas tank built in? Some of them have a hook-up for a hose to an external tank also.

Thanks for the info, i just did a complete check on the engine i think i have everything where i want it. The motor wont push the boat faster then 5-8 mph but it will work for the next few weeks until i can get a 15 hp. And to answer your question yes it does have a 1 gal built in gas tank.