late model v-8 motor change

[squirtis]

Thanks again guys,

It's a buddies boat and I was helping him pull the motor etc. He already saw this morning the replies and is on it as we speak..LOL

I will post up how it goes and try and take some pics, and thanks again for all the really damn helpful input.

You guys rule

Curtis

[squirtis]

A special thanks to therm and spare!!!

You guys were exact on the money and it was really appreciated, we decided to put some spacers in to prevent the triangle converter bolts from catching on the bell housing.

She started up this evening...lots of work to do still, but she's running

Thanks again for all the help!

Curtis

[squirtis]

Well we took her out on the inland waterways around baytown today and into the bay a bit...pretty funny looking running with no engine cover so we could make adjustments as needed. She backfired a couple of times (pop) but nothing serious and think we got it figured out. The only real issue is that the linkage for going in and out of gear needs some tlc. Other than that she ran (according to the speedo) about 35 top end! Ran her for about an hour and a half with no problems other than the linkage issue. Thanks again for all the help guys.

Also ran into (pun LOL) chum stain on his 20V...sweet ride Rob!

Curtis

[garagenc]

Welcome to the site;

I have a 91 V-20 cuddy and I replaced my 5.7 (cracked block) I bought mine from rapido marine and I'm pleased with the motor. With the old motor and the new one they both would push mine 41-42mph (by gps).

Good luck