1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

This is what I did on mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUoXFIo2Ab8

No idea if it'll work on your model or not. I didn't know if it'd work on mine either - till I tried it.

Perfect! Thanks PR and thanks Alpheus! Now I just need to find a little time.

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Clean the area first and slap some JB on her. It should hold & you'll have no leaks.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Well I found a few minutes today.

I banged out the pan and was really satisfied how it turned out, pretty darn close to where it should be...

I drilled out the very ends of the cracks that started to form to prevent them from getting any bigger. Cleaned it up real well, schmeered on some JB on the outside and the inside...

I figured as many times as I'll be lifting up this engine I grabbed one of these on sale cheap at Harbor Freight...

Wow, using that is about a hundred times easier! Even Ryan the 4 year old could pull that Merc up! He thought that was so cool!!

 

[proshadetree]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Make time quit work and just crank her up. Wait that leaves no cash for boat goodies. I hope that is all that is wrong with the engine. Waiting patiently for a start up video. Well not patiently but waiting.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Make time quit work and just crank her up. Wait that leaves no cash for boat goodies. I hope that is all that is wrong with the engine. Waiting patiently for a start up video. Well not patiently but waiting.

I hear ya buddy! I might have had it going tonight if the JB didn't need the time to cure, eh! Hang with me man, molasses in Alaska is my speed, sorry!

Cheers

 

[jimdd810]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Good work. Its great that the child labor laws dont apply to our own kids. Crack the whip lol.

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

By my reckoning that there motor you gots aughto be astartin up near bouts thursday or friday night. Jes drap some oil in 'er, a little moonshine and fire that mutha up!!!

 

[fat fanny]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

You do know J you could have used a little brazing rod and map gas to seal that crack plus filled the an w/ water and tested it for leakes and be staring it as we speak! The art of improvization is great. Heck I just used the blender in the dish water to clean the mash potatoes off the blades and make more suds for the rest of the dishes the wife didn
t care much for that method but my when my next ones born she'll appricieate it!!!!!!!!!!! she did like care for that comment eighter!!!!!!! Good luck J

 

[chrisp929]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

This may be a stoopid question, but why can't you remove the original pan, bang out the dents to give proper clearance then put it back on the motor, fill it with oil and fire her up?

Maybe the dents are creased and would leak oil a little, but it would cost you zero $ and it would at least answer the question about whether or not that's all that's wrong?

Like what if you spend $175 on a new oil pan only to discover the rest of the motor actually is shot?

jeez i could swear someone already said that ..

Sweet ... bang out the pan, reinstall, fill back with oil .. restart and lets see how it sounds ..

oh yea . it was me !

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Good work. Its great that the child labor laws dont apply to our own kids. Crack the whip lol.

You should have seen this little tiny kid pulling up this big V6, smile as big as the Islander itself. Pretty cool moment right there!

By my reckoning that there motor you gots aughto be astartin up near bouts thursday or friday night. Jes drap some oil in 'er, a little moonshine and fire that mutha up!!!

Well it's nearly 4:30 am at the moment and I am going out to do a bit more work on her. So tonight or tomorrow maybe??

You do know J you could have used a little brazing rod and map gas

Yah, that prolly would have worked great but didn't have either on hand. I am thinking the JB will be aok.

jeez i could swear someone already said that ..

oh yea . it was me !

Sorry chrisp, I've got a thick skull buddy! If I can get enough guys hollaring at me I'll get it eventually! Thanks man.

Cheers!

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Got a few things done before I had to head off to work this morning...

Oil pan back on, looks good, turned by hand, no crazy noises, spark plugs back in, spun a new oil filter on.

Pretty much all I have to do now is dump in some oil and scrounge up a few wires for the test run. Pretty excited bout that!

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

I expect a full report tonight
the mob can turn on its own remember


Best of luck jason... I know you'll be fine

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Yah, I am with ya. I have no illusions that I can avoid a good old fashioned beat down by the mob if it comes to that. Caution though, I'd prolly take one of ya down with me.

I have high hopes for this Merc! Gosh wouldn't it be great to just have her run!

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

<"I have high hopes for this Merc! Gosh wouldn't it be great to just have her run!">

Well ok.-- We took a vote.-- You win.-- Thou wish tis granted.
But don't keep begging like this, its unmanly.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

But don't keep begging like this, its unmanly.

Yah, but I asked in a very deep voice, while chewing on bolts. You just didn't get that from where you were sitting, eh!

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Apparently all this staring at the oil pan has really taken Jason away from his primary task of boat restoration.....

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

<" Yah, but I asked in a very deep voice, while chewing on bolts.">

I thought I recognized that noise when I heard your motor!

Man I'm sure glad you got that fixed.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Apparently all this staring at the oil pan has really taken Jason away from his primary task of boat restoration.....

You must have forgotten EZ, I have an IO. This motor is probably 2/3 of my rebuild process. And yes, I know you want one too buddy.

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Yah, I am with ya. I have no illusions that I can avoid a good old fashioned beat down by the mob if it comes to that. Caution though, I'd prolly take one of ya down with me.

I have high hopes for this Merc! Gosh wouldn't it be great to just have her run!

I dont know which one of us you should take down...hmmmmm.....Oh this guy! lol

Apparently all this staring at the oil pan has really taken Jason away from his primary task of boat restoration.....

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Ah, EZ just has oil pan envy that he is dealing with right now as his rig doesn't have one.