Pulled her, have a project to work on….

aero3113 · October 21

Thanks @mbnarney !! 👍🏻⚓️

captkevin · October 21

Looks like brand new

aero3113 · October 22

captkevin said:

Looks like brand new

Hopefully it runs like new!

captkevin · October 22

I'd be going nuts all winter waiting for the 1st ride to find out.

aero3113 · October 22

LoL!
At least I can run it at idle and know it will run (hopefully 😂).

rasbury · October 22

I'm headed for a similar project- our 270 has the dingy pck so the stern seat is made so underneath you can set the outboard. Problem is, it has a vent that goes down into the bilge. Water that cane through the seat fell onto the manifold which has a lot of rust right around the distributor- so @aero3113 , I guess it's the same job less pulling the heads? 350 mpi.. and you should show @mbnarney some of the busted knuckles earned! Im sure there was plenty of cussing at least!

aero3113 · October 22

@rasbury , are you going to pull the intake manifold or clean it up and paint it on the engine? If you remove it, take note to where the rotor in the distributor is pointing because the distributor will have to come out. Don’t rotate the engine, replace the distributor in the same position when it goes back in.

I did get a couple of cuts and scrapes but that comes with the job! The worst one was a clamp tail that sliced the tip of my pointer finger. Took forever to close up. Just when I thought it closed up it would open back up. You don’t realize how often the tip of your finger gets hit!

rasbury · October 22

@aero3113 I'm not sure at this point. It's been there "cooking" for some time and I just have not been able to devote the time- heck, even use the boat but I see some light at the end of the tunnel. We have had 5 years now of dealing with hospitals, doctors and therapy for our granddaughter. So, my "retirement" plans ,although greatly altered, may somewhat happen!

aero3113 · October 22

Was planning on finishing everything up today. Went to install the exhaust manifolds and didn’t like what I saw. Looks like some water was making its way in, couldn’t tell if there was a crack but didn’t want to take any chances. I also saw some salt crystals in there. Luckily there was one set of risers/manifolds left at the shop where I get my parts from. I’ll probably install the new ones next week. These manifolds and risers were installed August of 2020.

aero3113 · October 22

No better time to install new spark plugs!!

captkevin · October 22

Ouch that stinks

aero3113 · October 22

Agree, but better than finding out in the middle of the bay!

rasbury · 1:16PM

I looked back at the start- looks like that manifold would not be as bad a job as I'm thinking. I can't mark the distributor as I'm sure i would need to replace the manifold. My motor is coolant cooled which was on my list minimum.
You have plenty of time to be picky on the repair!

aero3113 · 2:36PM

I swapped all of the fittings and installed the plugs that came with the new kit. As you can see, one of the elbows was starting to get plugged up. It looks much worse in the picture but definitely glad it’s getting replaced.

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aero3113 · 2:37PM

Anyone know what these tubes are for? They were in the box for the intake manifold gasket kit.

rasbury · 3:57PM

Alignment?

aero3113 · 4:32PM

They’re very soft plastic.

aero3113 · 6:50PM

I forgot to post this pic. One of the holes for the drain in the exhaust manifold was starting to clog also. It wasn’t packed tight, just sitting there. I wonder if this is from when I descaled the engines this past spring.

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earl1z19 · 7:27PM

I know all those new parts are are expensive but the fresh black paint sure looks nice

aero3113 · 7:32PM

Agree!! ⚓️

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