Engine Rebuild Time

[dmayer84]

Pulled the engine out of the boat today. Was able to get it out no problem. Will have the pictures up tomorrow, left the camera in my parents garage.

Started out by removing all the cushions in the back of the boat and the fiber glass section over the transmission/ gas tank. Was able to pull the engine out of the boat no problem with the hoist I had borrowed.

Engine is now at the engine shop, and just in time. They are getting all the motors in from the end of racing season, if we hadn't have already had the heads done there he would have told us to come back in a few months.

Time to go have a beer and relax.

[dmayer84]

Picture time

Removed floor to move gas tank forward. Four attachment points


Once tank was forward I had some access to the transmission.

[dmayer84]

We used a harmonic balancer puller to push the prop shaft free. Had to get the shortest 3/4" fine thread bolt from the local supply shop along with the bolts seen to push it free.

We had a hard time getting the two bolts off it was hard to get a grab on the nuts. We used a crows foot on a 3/8" breaker bar and a socket on the bolt head. Took a while for that one.




To remove the engine we removed all of the mounting bolts from each plate after chaining the engine to the lift. We also removed the computer after try number 1.

We had to grab the chain a bit further forward due to the weight of the tranny.

[dmayer84]

And out she comes.







We used a napa lift part 520-6001, had room to spare between the trailer being dropped a bit more and lifting distance on the ram.

Out of the boat

[dmayer84]

Transmission off the engine.






And now the engine is at the shop.

[scott023]

You got that done quickly. Why are you rebuilding it?

[dmayer84]

Originally Posted by scott023

You got that done quickly. Why are you rebuilding it?

Part of piston #7 has gone missing.

[scott023]

Um, yah. That would do it.

[Lumbergh]

Wow!

That is a rather intimidating project.

Nice work so far.

[psychobilly]

Looks like a great time to start cleaning and detailing the bilge. :-)