- Evinrude 4.5hp -

Oh yes, I definitely plan on replacing the water pump, .... (no telling how old that thing is) I was just sharing how impressed I was that she started so easily, and ran so well after sitting for so long.
When I saw how well the pump was still functioning, ... and how smoothly she was purring, ... I decided to let her empty the tank of old fuel. (roughly a quart of fuel maybe about a year old) - The previous owner claimed to have started it last fall, but said he couldn't keep it running. ... And he said she had sat for at least 6 years before that.
While running, I varied the speed up and down from just over idle to up to maybe 1/3 throttle, ... with only a couple of ventures into higher rpms, - (mostly due to prop splash) and it took just over an hour to run that quart of fuel out. - I'm still a little perplexed why she wouldn't run for the PO, but ran great for me.
The barrel water ended up a little warmer than tepid, but not much more, ... and it wasn't real oily either - like one would expect, for a prolonged stint in a barrel.
All in all, I think I may have lucked into a solid little motor with low hours on it.​