Mattrick2oo3
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- Apr 2, 2014
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1988 4.3 OMC with Cobra outdrive - pulled the boat out to get it ready for some lake time, put it on muffs and started her up. The motor was idling nice and smooth for about 10-15 minutes and then it started spraying water out of the carb! Oh no... it doesn't stop there - shut it off immediately, checked the dipstick and saw my very own chocolate milkshake coating it about 7 inches up from Max. Same thing in the heads, creamy milkshake. Pulled the exhaust manifolds yesterday and will be removing the intake manifold and heads after work today (hopefully) to inspect.
So my questions start here:
-Should I be expecting to find a cracked block or a cracked intake manifold?
-Where can I find a decently priced replacement motor?
-I believe I can go to the local u-pick and pull the motor from a '87-91' Chevy 1500 and use the block from it - what are all the components that need to be swaped from my current motor to the new block.
Thanks in advance!
So my questions start here:
-Should I be expecting to find a cracked block or a cracked intake manifold?
-Where can I find a decently priced replacement motor?
-I believe I can go to the local u-pick and pull the motor from a '87-91' Chevy 1500 and use the block from it - what are all the components that need to be swaped from my current motor to the new block.
Thanks in advance!