I have a friend with a 1998 mercruiser 5.7 efi with cracked block. My question is if I swap the engine with same year post 95 motor with vortec heads(an automobile engine) did the heads that mercruiser used in the 1998 or post 95 goto vortec/same design as well. I’m asking to know if I need to...
Well. I pulled the intake. Gasket looked okay. Pulled the heads. It’s a mess. Cylinder were full of water. Don’t know what to look for gaskets looked okay. I did hook it up to a hose prior to as one member recommended and water dribbled out of the stbd head seal. Walls were completely perfect...
Owned a few Outboard’s never had to do this just store upright. Last INboard I’ll be having for awhile it was supposed to go on the market after the time out yesterday. Not now.. Pulling heads today to inspect. I have a Grady white with twin Outboard’s that I just learned to love a lot more.
I didn’t say I winterized it just ran all the water out as in I had ran it every couple days for a few weeks leading up to the freeze in the driveway with no muffs for about 10-20 seconds. As I knew this would help with water removal.