VINTAGE SEARS 3 HP OUTBOARD ENGINE. MODEL 217-58540. SERIAL NUMBER IS 109243.
THIS OUTBOARD ENGINE WAS BUILT FOR SEARS BY THE ESKA COMPANY USING THE TECUMSEH NUMBER 642-13 TWO STROKE ENGINE. TECUMSEH IS A WELL KNOWN MANUAFACTURER OF SMALL ENGINES, A/C COMPRESSORES AND SUCH. I THINK THIS OUTBOARD IS A 1969, OR 1970 YEAR MODEL. THIS OUTBOARD WAS LAST USED IN 1999 AND HAS BEEN IN STORAGE EVER SINCE. I NEGLECTED TO DRAIN THE FUEL PRIOR TO STORAGE, SO THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CLEANED BEFORE THIS UNIT IS PUT BACK IN SERVICE, AS IS USUALLY THE CASE WHEN FUEL IS NOT DRAINED BEFORE LONG TERM NON USE.