If I need to replace an existing, albeit non-functioning engine (currently has 400cc) in an 1992 rinker I/O, can I simply purchase a rebuilt car engine and drop it into the mounting brackets or is a boat engine inherently different from a standard car engine (if different, how and is there a...
OK, I am guilty of running a 1970 Evinrude Dolphin 210 (Old OMC tri-hull) accross a lake at near-full throttle with the trim about 3/4 of the way up. As a result, the teeth on both the gear at the end of the drive shaft (protruding from the back of the transom delivering power to the outdrive)...
I purchased a 1970 Evinrude Dolphin 210 all of 3 weeks ago (fun to cosmetically retore, fun to pull the kids around Denver reservoirs on tubes). In mid tube-pull, the outdrive suddenly revs and starts making grinding noises. The Chevy 350 power plant sounds great, but I can not get the boat in...
