A quick question for the the gear heads. Do I need to adjust my new engine to the original engine's timing?
Background:
The original engine in my boat was timed at 1 degree BTDC, this engine freeze cracked last year and I replaced it with a new factory engine. The new engine came with a...
Before I ask the question I will play my tiny Violin. I purchased a boat with a freeze cracked engine. The rest of the boat is in fantastic shape and the price was right. I purchased a new engine from Doug Russell and dropped that baby in, aligned it, tuned it and took the safety course. I'm...
A little back story;
In the last year I moved from a densly populated area to a midsized town will ample water recreation access. My family and I are outdoors people and enjoyed the boating experience. So, we decided to try the boating. We looked around and found a boat with a blown engine...
Okay, so I'm in the middle of replacing the engine in my boat. The engine is being replaced by a new one purchased from Doug Russell. It's a base new engine so I have to move all the accessories from the old engine to the new one. Obviously this involves purchasing some additional gaskets and...
This is a "feels about right" question for all of you experts. I have a fresh rebuild Ford 302 that's complete from the carb through the exhaust risers.
Originally it was one of the 188hp fords, but it was supposed to be given a "performance" rebuild, but I can't (or don't know how) confirm...
Okay folks, here's the situation. I currently own a 1998 Searay 180 (18') with a cracked 4 cylinder mercmarine (181 ci), alpha 1 outdrive. I bought the boat with the intention of replacing the engine as the rest of it is absolutely pristene. And the sale price was appropriate for the work...
