Blocks were different

[tootoot]

For those of you who were curious, there was a difference in the 302 blocks. A 1/16 inch difference. Enough that I couldnt get the coupler aligned. I put a 1/16 inch washer under both rear mounts and whalaa! So D4DE-6015-BA is different than D4DE-6015-AA. Guess in a car it wouldnt matter. Thanks for your help on the matter. Gonna taker out and stir up the lake.

 

[Haut Medoc]

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Good luck! I'll keep that in mind when I repower....JK

 

[TilliamWe]

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Doesn't surprise me at all, being a Ford. Thanks for the update, though!

 

[kfraser]

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Hey Toot, <br /><br />I too, like Jkopec, am comtemplating a repower. Good to know. Mine is going to be down the road a ways, as I have about a billion things to do in front of that. Glad to see ya here, not too many Ford guys kicking around.

 

[tootoot]

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The funny part is Ford didnt even know a thing. Thanks for you alls help. I have a boat so surely Ill be back. This is a great place to learn. See ya Getter done.

 

[Bondo]

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Originally posted by tootoot:<br /> For those of you who were curious, there was a difference in the 302 blocks. A 1/16 inch difference. Enough that I couldnt get the coupler aligned. I put a 1/16 inch washer under both rear mounts and whalaa! So D4DE-6015-BA is different than D4DE-6015-AA. Guess in a car it wouldnt matter. Thanks for your help on the matter. Gonna taker out and stir up the lake.

Are you saying that there's a 1/16th" Difference in the Crankshaft Centerline,+ the Bellhousing Flange of the Block,..???.................<br /><br />I'm not so Sure that I'm buying That,.............<br /><br />I'd Still sooner think that there's an Issue with the Rear Motor Mounts,..???...........

 

[tootoot]

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Correct. The rear mounts were not altered or touched in any way. The bell housing was not altered in any way. When trying to align the coupler, as I brought the front of the motor down, the end of the coupler came up. When I brought the front of the motor up, it brought the end of the coupler down and there the splined shaft went throught the gimbal bearing, it was hanging up. I put a 1/16 inch washer under both rear mounts and she slipped in perfectly. The block was different. I have no other explanation. It was a fender washer which went under the spring and fiber washer.

 

[mkast]

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Sorry, don't buy the "blocks were different".

 

[olbuddyjack]

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I'm with bondo and mkast.<br /><br />That would mean the crank centerline was a sixteenth off. What a mess that would be in any application.<br /><br />Did you put the dowels back in the new block?

 

[tootoot]

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Ya. I didnt actually measure it because I didnt have to pull the motor but I do know that the rear mounts on the transome plate were not altered in any way and the bell housing was installed correctly with the alignment studs in place. It took a 1/16 th washer under both rear mounts to get it aligned.

 

[mkast]

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Toot,<br />Could be a bunch of reasons why you have to use the washers. Do you really think you have a "ONE KNOCKOFF BLOCK"?

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,.........<br /><br />I see a Rotten Transom,....<br />Or,....<br />Collasped Rear Motor Mounts,......<br />Or,....<br />Missing Hardware,......<br />Or,....<br />SomeThing is Wrong,...........<br /><br />When You're replacing the Coupler Again in 10 or so running hours,........<br />Maybe you'll Find the Real Issue Then...............