Re: 4.3l Block Crack - repair or replace? [Decided to Replace - Adventures begin]
...back from the dead (or at least hibernation).
I got unmotivated and the engine sat for a while over the past few months on the engine stand in my garage. I did get a rebuild kit for my carb and did that rebuild a couple months ago. It looked pretty good, but the float adjustment was way off. Hopefully that fixes my rough idle issue.
So this past weekend I set out to get the motor back in the boat, forgetting how much work I actually had to do to the engine to get it ready to go in. The main issue was I had forgotten so much about the little things. Luckily I took lots of pictures of the motor when I first pulled it out. That did take time running inside to look at the pictures all the time, though. That, and the temp in WI was mid to high 80's this weekend, so I was moving slow.
I'll post some pictures when I get home, but I at least got the motor back to a state where it can be lowered into the boat. I installed the engine wiring harness from my parts boat, instead of the one that came off the motor. The original main connector was pretty bad, and I saw no good way to fix it, so luckily I had a spare harness. The downside of that is I needed to make some connector changes, and a couple repairs to that harness - and of course look at all the pictures to make sure I got it right.
Still have to get the wiring sorted out for my new electric fuel pump (vs the mechanical stock one). I have the oil pressure switch and fuel pump and fuel hose all ready and waiting. Just need to get a 1/8" NPT "T" fitting to hook up the pressure switch at the same spot as my oil pressure sender (or oil pressure warning switch - can't decide which yet).
So, over the long weekend I plan on installing the motor and getting it running, and ready for the water.
...back from the dead (or at least hibernation).
I got unmotivated and the engine sat for a while over the past few months on the engine stand in my garage. I did get a rebuild kit for my carb and did that rebuild a couple months ago. It looked pretty good, but the float adjustment was way off. Hopefully that fixes my rough idle issue.
So this past weekend I set out to get the motor back in the boat, forgetting how much work I actually had to do to the engine to get it ready to go in. The main issue was I had forgotten so much about the little things. Luckily I took lots of pictures of the motor when I first pulled it out. That did take time running inside to look at the pictures all the time, though. That, and the temp in WI was mid to high 80's this weekend, so I was moving slow.
I'll post some pictures when I get home, but I at least got the motor back to a state where it can be lowered into the boat. I installed the engine wiring harness from my parts boat, instead of the one that came off the motor. The original main connector was pretty bad, and I saw no good way to fix it, so luckily I had a spare harness. The downside of that is I needed to make some connector changes, and a couple repairs to that harness - and of course look at all the pictures to make sure I got it right.
Still have to get the wiring sorted out for my new electric fuel pump (vs the mechanical stock one). I have the oil pressure switch and fuel pump and fuel hose all ready and waiting. Just need to get a 1/8" NPT "T" fitting to hook up the pressure switch at the same spot as my oil pressure sender (or oil pressure warning switch - can't decide which yet).
So, over the long weekend I plan on installing the motor and getting it running, and ready for the water.