Need a new engine! Help!

Nutt said:

I have used much search foo but to not much avail. Most are either way out of my price range or are not worth buying. I am in the $1500 range.

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Fix'em said:

For that price, if you've got access to basic tools and a torque wrench, you might as well rebuild it unless you can find a great smokin' deal. But keep in mind, if it's used, you always run the risk of purchasing someone elses problem.

Figure $250 in gaskets and seals, $100 for a full set of main and rod bearings, $50 to polish the crank, maybe $150 if you need to grind and polish if a bearing is spun.... If your wrist pins, pistons and rings are fine, should be pretty easy. A couple of evenings and a case of beer later, and you're back on the water.

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I am worried the std parts will not work. I might have to bore the cylinders and get the crank turned . I have not been able to find any parts that are say .010 over.

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Nutt said:

So I torn the engine down and guess what? I found nothing! The boat and engine are 15 yrs old and the engine has less than 100 hrs on it. The internals looked awesome. So what could possibly been making the sound of a rod knocking?

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