UNCOMMON 1957 Elgin West Bend 5.5 HP 65/60 Comp Full Shifting Outboard Motor N/R

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UNCOMMON 1957 Elgin West Bend 5.5 HP 65/60 Comp Full Shifting Outboard Motor N/R:
$44.99

THERE IS NO SHIPPING on any of these motors- I do not have the time to box /crate motors and drive them the HOURS of round trip to the nearest ABF shipping dock- I am far out in the country not near any truck ship depots. We have tried UPS / Fedex with POOR results- lots of damage- and I don\'t have time to break these motors into two parcels and then pack them so that they do have a chance of arriving safely. The transaction is for PICK UP or delivery according to the terms below ONLY!! Cash ONLY for pickup.

TRAVEL / DELIVERY ROUTE:

Starting Thursday morning June 8, 2017 I will depart Western KY Zip Code 42211 and head EAST on I-24 through Nashville to Chattanooga and then SOUTH on Interstate 75 through all of Georgia, while taking I-285 skirting Macon and further South into Florida. My stopping point in Florida on I-75 will Exit 275. I will arrive at this point in the evening of June 8, 2017- all motors need to be picked up at this point or earlier. I will travel this entire route on June 8, 2017.

PLEASE ask all questions regarding logistics of delivery arrangements BEFORE offerding. If you are a zero or low response buyer EMAIL ME first before offerding or I may delete your offer- we have had 90% of our zero/low response offerding activity turn out to be frivolous in recent years. I may send you a quick email to confirm that you are along the delivery route, if you fail to respond to that email then that tells me that you are not up to communicating the way that we will have to in order to have a successful delivery transaction- I may pull your offer if you do not respond.

This is all very simple- all we need to do the transaction is a gas station or fast food place right off the highway where we can meet and exchange cash for motor(s). Motors being delivered or picked up are to be paid CASH in person. No paypal.

MOTOR DESCRIPTION:

This sale is for the pictured all original (and covered in a lot of dirt and grease!!!) 1957 model year Elgin (sold by Sears Roebuck, but manufactured by West Bend) Model 571.59521- this is a 5.5 HP short shaft full shifting outboard motor. I wiped the cowl and front plate down with just a wet rag, not even any spray cleaner and a lot of grime came off the cowl. The original paint and decals are in better than average condition. This motor is giving compression test results of 65 and 65 pounds on each cylinder- that\'s on the low end- I\'m not sure if this one will be a good runner for you or not. Keep in mind that is a VERY \"dry\" test result- this motor has obviously been in storage for a LONG time. The motor does shift through forward-neutral-reverse smoothly. As you can see the original paint job on the gray colored leg is peaking out from underneath a TON of grime and grease- I gave a couple of spots on the leg a quick wiping and some of the grease did come off but this needs a complete degreasing. The only issue that I can see on this motor is that the starter spool will need the usual tinkering and possibly a recoil spring too. That happens most of the time on this design of \"starter\". This motor appears to be complete and would be an EXCELLENT parts motor or a good \"user\" motor if you can get it to run well again. Usually the compression ratings on these old motors come UP once you get them running for a minute or two. I\'ve not done anything to the motor or tried to start it- you can count on this motor will needa all of the usual magneto, carburetor, lower unit seals, water pump impeller, etc. tinkering to be brought back into service again. !!!

TRANSACTION TERMS: Motors are to be paid CASH upon pick up in western Kentucky zip code 42211. I do NOT ship motors. Period. I am a one man show and truck shipping depot docks are MANY HOURS away from me. Pickup needs to happen within 7 days of sale end unless other arrangements are made ahead of time.

Please ask all questions about pick up before offerding. No paypal for these motors. Thanks for looking!!