1978 v20 cuddy Mercruiser 470.... Now what? aaah

[surchin]

Got her done! Well after 5 months of constant work and delays from parts weather and schedules I picked my boat up and she runs and sounds great. I started with a bad cooling system which led to an overheat problem and ended with Used/New 4" heat exchanger exhaust manifold risers bellows outdrive reaseal, new battery's, terminals, ignition, plugs oil changed, fuel filter... I took her our yesterday for a cruise here in Santa Barbara. Sounds big and powerful. Now I can move onto next project. New Gauges upgrade bilge pumps and start researching and shopping for an enclosure. I'm so happy the motor wasn't terminal. Love this website it kept me pointed in right direction and researching all the threads taught me so much about this motor. I hope she is good for awhile cas I'm outta money! To compare to rest of your areas costs were 2400 labor and about 1000 parts Which I hustled finding and ordering, with gaskets and everything. HOA rules and lid schedules prevent me from doing job in my driveway. So I am my mechanics new best friend. Keep the 470's goin!