Hello all!
Its my first post and from the extensive research I've done online, this forum seems the most active with the most informative members.
I acquired a 1966 18' IMP Oceanic V with a Buick 300 V8 OMC SternDrive from a distant neighbor for free. I've worked on cars for years but this is my first official boat. After getting the boat I did tons of research regarding the integrity of the stringers and transom because a boat of this age and the quality of care they took care of it with (which was none) made me question the boat.
My girlfriend's family does wood work for a living so stringers and treating wood wouldn't be the issue. Since there is no interior, we will be making custom lacquered interior. The boat is definitely in rough if not worth to fix stage but I want to see if I can save it as the hull is in great shape as well as the transom. Hull has no repairs or holes, just a couple of scratches that are nothing to fret about.
Now I came onto this site because the traffic flow and experience of current members.
My current problem is as followed:
The motor, since it was not ever covered for years, took a lot of rain water for years on end and was rusted to oblivion. I soaked the rings before I took the heads off in PB blaster and Marvel Mystery Oil but after over a month of soaking them nothing has worked hence the complete tear down and wanting to remove the Buick 300 to rebuild it.
Motor is frozen and I already took everything off excluding the pistons and crank/oil pan.
I removed the bolts that hold the engine to the intermediate. But the flywheel will not break free from the drive-shaft spline I believe due to heavy rust. I know this should typically slide in and out but for the life of me and a 6 foot pry bar I didn't want to force the bell housing of the intermediate and engine block apart and potentially cracking the housing/tabs of the intermediate.
How should I go about removing the shaft from the flywheel? After downloading the aftermarket Manual for the OMC sterndrive, it seems if I remove the out-drive I could perhaps use a puller to possibly force the drive-shaft off of the flywheel section. Any input would help. Any suggestions about how to remove the splined section of the drive-shaft off would help a ton.
Sorry for the long post.
Here's pictures of it in all its glory. The neighbor supposedly was trying to repaint the boat and rebuild it but failed miserably due to medical issues. At least all the rails and horn are in the boat still.
-Jasper
Its my first post and from the extensive research I've done online, this forum seems the most active with the most informative members.
I acquired a 1966 18' IMP Oceanic V with a Buick 300 V8 OMC SternDrive from a distant neighbor for free. I've worked on cars for years but this is my first official boat. After getting the boat I did tons of research regarding the integrity of the stringers and transom because a boat of this age and the quality of care they took care of it with (which was none) made me question the boat.
My girlfriend's family does wood work for a living so stringers and treating wood wouldn't be the issue. Since there is no interior, we will be making custom lacquered interior. The boat is definitely in rough if not worth to fix stage but I want to see if I can save it as the hull is in great shape as well as the transom. Hull has no repairs or holes, just a couple of scratches that are nothing to fret about.
Now I came onto this site because the traffic flow and experience of current members.
My current problem is as followed:
The motor, since it was not ever covered for years, took a lot of rain water for years on end and was rusted to oblivion. I soaked the rings before I took the heads off in PB blaster and Marvel Mystery Oil but after over a month of soaking them nothing has worked hence the complete tear down and wanting to remove the Buick 300 to rebuild it.
Motor is frozen and I already took everything off excluding the pistons and crank/oil pan.
I removed the bolts that hold the engine to the intermediate. But the flywheel will not break free from the drive-shaft spline I believe due to heavy rust. I know this should typically slide in and out but for the life of me and a 6 foot pry bar I didn't want to force the bell housing of the intermediate and engine block apart and potentially cracking the housing/tabs of the intermediate.
How should I go about removing the shaft from the flywheel? After downloading the aftermarket Manual for the OMC sterndrive, it seems if I remove the out-drive I could perhaps use a puller to possibly force the drive-shaft off of the flywheel section. Any input would help. Any suggestions about how to remove the splined section of the drive-shaft off would help a ton.
Sorry for the long post.
Here's pictures of it in all its glory. The neighbor supposedly was trying to repaint the boat and rebuild it but failed miserably due to medical issues. At least all the rails and horn are in the boat still.
-Jasper
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