Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

hey bondo thank I will buy a manual for the removal and install of the out drive an motor i guess Iboats sells them where do i get a alignment tool anyone out there got one the want to sell????

 

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

I have a motor i can buy for 200.00 but the 3rd cylinder head has a compression reading of 60 the the rest of the cylinder have a reading of 160 the owner said. I can take the new head (4 months old) off my old motor and put it on the motor im going to buy hoping that the bad compression was from a bad gasket or vavle on the cylinder head of the motor im buying what do you guys think ?>??

 

[Bondo]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

If the Lack of compression is Because of a head problem, That'll be Fine..... The heads Should be changed in Sets though.. There are many Little differences in chevy heads, They Might be the same, Or Maybe Not.... You could Always have the bad head(If it's the Head) rebuilt....<br /><br />Alignment tools can be found at ebay, for a reasonable price... About $70. There are Always some to be found...<br />A manual can also be found there, or here... Try to find a Merc. Factory Manual.... The others are Really Lacking....

 

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

thanks bondo again the engine im buying is a 88 merc 4.3 the one thats broken is a 86 4.3 merc so i will be fine i have the instuction i need form all of you and tha only thing i have to do is get a head gasket set a hoist build a wooden lift and go to work i will let you know waht happen the bad thing is i ave to adjsut the lifter which i suck at but i do my best and ask for you help. Can i use a broom sick as an alignment tool like i did when i did clutch jobs on manual transmission

 

[Bondo]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

Broom stick ??? Sure, How Many Times Do You Want To Pull Your Motor. ?????? <br />Reread my post of 7/3...

 

[anesthes]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

After recently using a merc alignment tool, I question if the broomstick is an upgrade or not. Perhaps we should be selling them to merc by the truckload?<br /><br />After using the merc alignment tool, I used a old driveshaft to fine tune the alignment, and then verrified again that the alignment tool didn't notice the difference.<br /><br />Anyway, I do recommend you get the alignment tool. You don't even have to align the clutch on a car - but I'll get into that another day. You may also want to use an old driveshaft as a second measure like I did..<br /><br />-- Joe

 

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

I found a place that sell tools used ones that after your done you can return them for a 70% refund not bad so I'm going to buy the alignment tool for 60.00 then return it. I think i know what i can now do with the broom stick handle for being cheep. Used tool for sale and return for a 70 % refund 800 349 2628

 

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

ok i took my outdrive off with in in forward gear which i found if you forget you can just put it in foward before you put it back as far as a alignment tool i cant see why i need one if i drop the motor back on the motor mounts which are 2 bolt they are about 3/4 in thick in theory the motor never moved its back where i started and the alignment tool thats just to make sure the motor is straight correct?. So i could you a broom handle file at the tip to make sure it fits in the fly wheel hole. why do i waste my money?? on the tool. One more thing on the mounts do i take the whole mount out the 2 bolts the fasten the mount brackets to the boat or just the 1 inch nut and lift the motor up 3 inches and then out and whats the hardest thing when putting the motor back together for anything.

 

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

picked up my motor talked to the guy at the marine he tod me about the alingment tool deal so i will use one i have a guy with a moble set up he is going to hook me up and charge me 10.00 to saty till it aligns i do all the work not a bad deal/any ways im taking the motor out this weekend and puttin the other in any need parst for a 4.3 merc 1986 let me know

 

[Bondo]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

I'm Glad to see you've come to your senses on the gimbal alignment issue....<br /><br />Good Luck....

 

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

hey bondo keep an eye on my post i will be taking the engine out soon and will need guidence on removal and install

 

[karayj]

Re: Help!! motor may be gone you tell me

ok here is an update thanks to some of you the outdriive and motor came out very easy i want to thank jason for the help on the phone with the engine and freebe tony with the help of the engine hoist it worked great cost me 50.00 to build and bodon with the align tool and gasket stand by for new post when i try putting this engine back in and switching the old cylinder head to the new used motor work will begin friday and then again monday....any one need parts from a 4.3 1986 merc alt,power steering pump rack exhaust mainfold ?????