mainexile
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2007
- Messages
- 223
Hey all,
I was a somewhat regular on this board in '07 until I received a kidney transplant. Still have the '77 GW 174 (Pacer) with the Mercruiser 470 that uses a Ford 230 (460 cut in half) engine. Now that I've finally recovered somewhat (physically and financially) from the surgery, I'm thinking about getting the boat running again. Sine the 470 has so many inherent and emergent problems, I'm looking at a repower with either a 4.3 or 5.0. First: aside from the obvious problems with the motor mounts, can I expect similar difficulties with the transom mount and gimbal alignment? Second: any opinions as to whether or not this is really a good idea? The transom and (from what I can tell) the stringers are still in good shape, but if the consensus is that I'd be wasting my money, I'll probably unload the '77 and go for something more reliable. Thanks in advance for any input.
Steve
I was a somewhat regular on this board in '07 until I received a kidney transplant. Still have the '77 GW 174 (Pacer) with the Mercruiser 470 that uses a Ford 230 (460 cut in half) engine. Now that I've finally recovered somewhat (physically and financially) from the surgery, I'm thinking about getting the boat running again. Sine the 470 has so many inherent and emergent problems, I'm looking at a repower with either a 4.3 or 5.0. First: aside from the obvious problems with the motor mounts, can I expect similar difficulties with the transom mount and gimbal alignment? Second: any opinions as to whether or not this is really a good idea? The transom and (from what I can tell) the stringers are still in good shape, but if the consensus is that I'd be wasting my money, I'll probably unload the '77 and go for something more reliable. Thanks in advance for any input.
Steve