cyclebuster
New Member
- Sep 9, 2015
- 16
- Boat Info
- 74 SRV220. nearly mint condition, garage kept and covered
- Engines
- 188 Mercruiser
typed in a long story about the boat. forum logged me out and erased my post. You will have to guess.
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It was your great uncle boat who passed 10 years ago. Its been sitting under a tarp in the barn. You inherited the boat when your great aunt just passed away and you finally trailered it to your house to uncover and it's actually a beauty. a little dusty but nothing a little elbow grease won't take care of. pretty soon I hope to run through things and fire it up and get it back on the water and enjoy the time that me and my great uncle used to spend on it. Also can people tell me where to start or what to look at first?typed in a long story about the boat. forum logged me out and erased my post. You will have to guess.
Dv stop it! Its sounds like he has it figured out!You will probably have to change the cam to a marine cam that will generate the right torque that is required to get the boat out of the hole.If you are using a mechanical fuel pump it will need changed out for a marine style pump and that goes for a electric pump alsr you can say the heck with all those marine regulations and drop the really good car motor in the boat that you could sell for good money on ebay or craiglist buy a marine motor all set up .Oh I all most forgot the ignition system should not be used either along with the street carb or the alternator unless you like gas fire balls.
Don't forget to add little things that make boat maintenance easier:
Transom plug oil drain hose
Remote oil filter kit if needed
Engine block drains, etc.
Great looking boat
Well get your 351 in there and get it running.final diagnosis of the 302. prop hub spun out at full throttle with unskilled operator at helm. over rev floated the channel rockers, and dropped 2 valves. I am not sure if the 302 even with smog pistons can take that without holing a piston. SO out it comes, I have everything to install the 351. the 351 vs 302 in passenger use is night and day, but I realize that 302 had a steel crank, 4bbl heads and a fancy cam. I will just sell it in pieces, as I am sure one or 2 used pistons and a set of new rings it will be a perfect short block. maybe the heads will live, time will tell.