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larry chill out what is your problem? what requst have i ignored? i pulled exhaust i done pressure test on heads i got a new motor... look iam just trying to get this boat fixed and it has already cost me more than i want to even think bout ...but iam to much into it to sink it and not enough...

k you say the bellow fix is $500 thats for that 1 rubber/plastic ribbed hose ??? i have already bought a rebuilt engine iam having installed how much more is it going to be to put new bellow and new seal round outdrive and check outdrive while motor is out? the boat shop gave me a price of $600...

you still didnt answer my question does that have anything to do with water in my block? or is it another problem? may just junk this dam thing out and forget it,,, iam telling you so many dishonest people in the world we live in

ok first computerman youneedtolearntousethespacebar you must be a west virginia transplant from were is any ones guess but to move on i have another question if you experts want to answer... i was looking boat over today i found at back of boat at propeller drive there is a big black ribbed tube...

well with way over 1,000 hits on this topic if only all of you send me $4 each i can have my new motor in shortly... please send asap i need all the help i can get can send to my pay-pal if you want i will pm anyonewho wants to donate my pay-pal address and please hurry winter is...

finally thanks Cris Dauth for fianlly posting a response that makes sense... yes iam in the u.s..a but i think more and more everyday of going to another country i have always wanted to go down under LOL and yes the idea ofeveryone on this site donate $2 and buy me a new engine is the greatest...

speaking of farm animals yea there a few jack asses on here who want to give typing lessons english lessons spelling lessons i have no trouble reading any of this take your meds and maybe you can read it tooooooo again thanks to all who gave advice and tried to help iam taking the boat to...

were are the exhaust flaps located? and how you tell if there bad?

k thanks to those who have gave advice. And all the ones who want to give grammer and spelling lessons get a life... Iam not on here for that iam on here to try to get good advice not to be bashed for my typing i know its not to good LOL so stop the BS and some of you are true A@@@@ if the shoe...

pattern????????? i think some of the peps on here dont know as much as i do LOL which aint much.... the guy at the boat shop told me the omc engine would work i called him befor hand so smoke that in your pipe he is the owner been doing it for 30 plus years so i guess he would know huh??trying...

what iam saying is both the merc v8 in the boat and the omc engine i bought have 6 bolt holes in the heads for the exhaust manifolds but the manifolds themselves only have 4 bolts that bolt them on the heads will the merc exhaust manifolds work on the new omc engine? GET IT>????:smt038

k update i bought a rebuilt omc motor today it is a 5.7 only 10 hrs iam going to have a boat shop install it... i did notice that the heads have 6 holes compared to the heads on the mercruiser engine has 6 holes but the exhaust off the merc engine only has 4 bolts can someone explain that? and...

the guy at boat shop is a mechanic not sales,water has been gotten out fresh oil :smt021put in... iam going to pull the intake tommorrow and see what i can see as for allof you saying go buy a 3-4 thousand dollar engine me and my wife saved all summer to buy a boat this was some of her...

also i looked at a 5.7 vortec fuel injected engine today out of a 1997 chev truck 87,000 would this work for my boat it does not have a intake? what would have to be changed? to go from carb to fuel injection?

well now iam really confused the gut at a boat shop told me if the intake was cracked it would let water pour into engine? and if it was a cracked head or head gasket why was it not missing when it was running? the motor seemed fine when it was running... do you really think i need a whole new...

k here update guys i checked head compression today left side was all 90 pounds right side front and rear cyl was 90 the 2 center cy lwas 60 pounds. I also noticed the top of intake which is painted black on top of the intake were the 2 center cyl are is rusted on outside top of intake does this...

the motor is cooled by lake water there is no antifreeze... the test iam doing next is on heads... talked with guy at boat shop he says prob cracked intake going to check pressure on heads then pull intake... the only crack i see on the manifolds are the one on passenger side down in the hole in...

k thanks for the replys i have reported took both maniflods off, cant see any visual cracks took heat risers off same thing none of gaskets blowed i got a pressure tester today... going to check heads the guy at boat shop told me some times it will show with test some times not? there was oil...

yea the bilge area under motor was in water bout 3-4" deep when i went to check oil the dip stick was out a little iam hoping it pushed it out dip stick tube.... going to check compression today,,,iam thinking theguy i bought this boat from knew these problems and took me for a ride:smt021

k update took risers off the manifolds the one off of passenger side motor has a visible crack in the middle 2 cyl holes down inside the manifold were the fin is bout 2"long you can see it from the port were the riser bolts on would this fill my block full of water??? both risers and manifolds...