4 cylinder motor identification help!

ZWhite

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Hi everyone! New here, my name is Zack. I just bought a 1978 sea nymph with a 4 cylinder in it. I am looking to see if anyone can help me with identification of what kind of motor it is so I can look for parts if needed. Hope the pics work, Thanks!
 

Bt Doctur

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guess about 120 hp gm 4 cly. manual 3 should cover it. should be a small alum plate just above the starter, the serial number is what we need
 

ZWhite

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Thanks for the help! I'll check to see if it has a harmonic balancer tomorrow when I grab it from a buddies house.
 

jerryjerry05

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The 120 used a different manifold than the 140.
It looks like the 120 is what you have.
More pics and find the ID plate.
 

ZWhite

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I was unable to find an ID tag, but it appears to only have a pulley so I am assuming its a 120 hp.
 

ZWhite

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I am having a hard time finding any Info on this boat. The coast guard tag says it's a seanymph wrs-18. I am not finding any other pictures of them online.
 

achris

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OK, that drive is certainly not an OMC... Moving back to the Mercruiser forum... :faceplam:
What's possibly happened (and that may be borne out by the intake/exhaust manifold) is the original engine was damaged/destroyed and an old OMC engine was used to replace it, with the Mercruiser furit bolted on... Or someone have a few cans of OMC blue paint and just liked the colour...

Chris.......
 

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The coast guard tag says it's a seanymph wrs-18. I am not finding any other pictures of them online.

Ayuh,.... Probably because it's an old outboard hull, somebody cobbed an old I/O into,....

She's a junkyard dog,...
 

achris

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Tell you want else I noticed... That's an E-Z shift inner transom plate and drive.... Getting parts will not be E-Z.... ;)
 

ZWhite

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Any way to find our what model mercruiser drive it is without a serial? I can't find one
 

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Ayuh,.... The inner transom plate says it's an MC-1,....

It won't matter which MC-1, til ya tear into it,....
 

ZWhite

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Are parts interchangeable with alpha 1 drives? The lower unit has a 2" vertical crack in it.
 

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Are parts interchangeable with alpha 1 drives? The lower unit has a 2" vertical crack in it.

Ayuh,.... Maybe, but that's considerably older than the Alpha 1,.... There's gonna be shaft length, 'n spline count issues,...

If Chris is right, 'n it's an EZ, Nope, really not much help for it,....
 

achris

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Look at the bottom part of the upper housing. It's got lugs and very short tilt rams... And the tilt hoses come from the centre of the gimbal housing, not the bottom. Very little will be interchangeable with an Alpha One. As it has none of the necessaries for a switch cutout system, you can't even put an SEI on it.
 

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Found this.
Turns out it started life as an outboard.
No pics but keep looking!!
http://boatspecs.iboats.com/Engines/bpe/10

This Sea Nymph outboard utility has a aluminum hull, is 18 feet long and 78 inches wide at the widest point. The boat weighs approximately 485 pounds with an empty fuel tank and without any gear or passengers. The maximum horsepower we have listed for this outboard boat is 130 hp . If repowering you will want to verify the max horsepower for safety and to make sure your insurance company will insure your boat. New engines are expensive so having the manual for your engine is a great investment.

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