got a free boat!95 Harris FloteDek w/Volvo Penta 5.8fsi-hasnt been ran since 09 help!

formula01

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Ok so a friend from Church gave me this boat. Its a project but it looks promising. Motor was replaced in 08 as well as sterndrive. Throttle cable broke and its sat since. 10 hours on replaced motor.

First thing i did was make sure the motor wasnt seized before i got it. Lone behold turned by hand.

So i want to get this bad boy going again but parts are hard to find, so can i use some parts from ford ? Its a 351 from a truck. Can i use an oil filter for a ford truck?

I found the fuel water seperator at west marine

The only other thing i was gonna so is when i replace the plugs , was spray some wd40 in the cylinders since its been sitting so long.

Anything else i should do? Hopefully the injectors arent stuck closed

Also is this system closed or open loop? If its closed can i use normal coolant?
 

formula01

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spent 6 hours pressure washing it today. gonna replace the upholstrey and hopefully dont need any major major work to the motor or outdrive
 

SeaDooSam

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My only comment is I would spray fogging oil instead of WD40 into the cylinders. Fogging oil is meant to coat the inside of the engine.
 

CV16

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Replace the impeller before sending chunks of the old one through the cooling system.
 
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