I know Im usually posting about my PIV, but with such good knowledge on this board, Im hoping someone can lend some advice on a different topic. I ran into an older gentleman who had a 14 aluminum boat with an old car berated 10hp Honda 4 stroke. He bought the boat and motor new in the late 1970s. He was liquidating and I bought his boat. The motor has hardly been used. It looks absolutely brand new. I knew it hadnt been cranked in years, so when I got it home and it wouldnt fire, I wasnt surprised and took it to my normal merc mechanic in Lexington. My merc mechanic said hed never seen one of these before and decided not to work on it….so….since my weed eater needed a tune up anyway, I took both to a local Lawnmower shop where I know the mechanic since childhood (very good, very reputable). He kept the motor a day or two and then called and said the motor needed a condenser, but, the condenser for the motor is no longer available…..as a result, he bolted a condenser for a Lawnmower motor on there and got the motor to run. It runs great under idle, but Im yet to put it under load. I got the motor home, put it in a tub, and cranked it, but no water came out of the water tube…..so I know its not circulating water. I only ran it 8 or 10 seconds, and when I saw no water, I immediately cut it off. Now, Im at a crossroads. ……..the motor is like brand new……and for that reason, it seems foolish to discard it…..on the other hand, I do not have anybody around here who knows anything about this motor to work on it. I went to the honda parts site today and found that most parts are no longer sold for this motor…..but…..I went to a bunch of other sites today and ended up purchasing a set of points, a condenser, and what I think is the matching water pump impeller. I really bought these things to see if I can get this thing to a point where it can be used. Im no mechanic, but I figured what the heck…since nobody seems to want to work on it…..maybe I can get this motor to be useful. I have two questions……1 – does anybody have experience with a Honda B100 10hp 4 stroke from the 70s, and if so, is this worth fooling with. 2 – does anybody know of a Honda outboard shop in NC who could work on it if I wanted them to?
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