Hello everyone! As some of you may have already read, I have decided to abandon the 1200 hour Mercruiser on the 76 Weekender I just bought. I was hoping some of you might have suggestions on what to use for my new power source... I'll certainly be doing plenty of research on my own, so hopefully...
Raw. The water in the motor was slightly salty to the taste, and I imagine it would have been more so had it not been sitting for so long.
Thanks for the input everybody. I'm gonna pull the engine out and put in something new. I'm gonna start a new thread for suggestions :)
Thanks for the input Todd. Are there more of you who feel this way? Let me be more specific: If you were planning on spending around 3-5k getting this beast in the best shape possible (cosmetic improvements aside, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it), would the current motor be the one you...
Yeah, if I can get her looking half that good, I'll be totally psyched. That thing looks awesome :)
Thanks for the PDF! I had found it earlier and then lost it again, so definitely saved me some time.
Had Frisco on in the background for the last few hours, I'll pay more attention as I know specifically what I am doing, step by step. I'll be leaving the motor in for now, half because I don't know how far away it is from functionality, and half because I have not the tools or the know how to do...
Thanks again to everyone who is following along. Just knowing that there is help makes the project far less overwhelming.
I'm probably closer to "quick douche" to go fishing than I am a full restoration, at least for this season. This is mostly due to impatience and dying to get out this...
Thanks for the rec on the resizer, once photobucket got to it it wasn't so bad. I'll definitely take all the advice on not spending early on the battery. I'll check the junk yard and get back.
http://www.amazon.com/VMAX857-Battery-Performance-minnkota-trolling/dp/B008974VFG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426123684&sr=8-2&keywords=12v+marine+battery
That is among the cheaper batteries on amazon... Are batteries among the first things I should buy, or would you wait and make sure that it's...
On this last picture, note that one of the bolts is removed. I accidentally took that out while trying to remove the exhaust manifolds, and water immediately started pouring out. When I squeezed the biggest hose on the front, it would spurt out faster. I am not sure if this is normal, or a...
It is indeed a Mercruiser, and a V8. The distributor is on the back (if I am properly identifying the distributor) and is blue. I didn't tap the stringers yet, but I will. Thanks so much for your time so far....