Help please for a real greenhorn

[jasper2447]

Hi everyone

I have just taken the plunge and deserted outboards for a boat with a sterndrive - or at least, a hole where a sterndrive will fit and an empty engine bay !

Now, my problem is this - i know absolutely nothing about sterndrives. I may have to buy a diesel car/truck engine like a ford 2.5 OHC and marinise it.

I have lots of questions like - how does the engine connect to the sterndrive?

How do I line up the engine (height, angle, etc. to the sterndrive - which do i fit first ?

Can any engine fit any sterdrive?

So many questions

Is there a good source of basic information or a good book you can recommend like an Idiot's Guide to Fitting your First Sterndrive?

Thanks in anticipation

John B

 

[Bondo]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

Idiot's Guide to Fitting your First Sterndrive?

That'll cover Mercruisers anyways.......

Forget about OMCs,.... They're Dead,+ have been for Years.........

Volvo Might be another Option in your area.......

Can any engine fit any sterdrive?

Nope........

 

[tommays]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

drives and engines are built in matched sets WHILE there is some minor mix and matching that can take place it is 1000% harder than doing the same thing in a car

Generaly the powerband of a motor is matched to a gear ratio in a drive to allow it to work with a range of props that are made for that drive

While mismatched units MAY move the boat it will never work correctly and can destroy the drive or motor pretty fast if the mismatch is bad enough

Tommays

 

[aerwin]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

go look at alot of boats, engine area, find a doner boat that has everything, just don't try to put anything in, get a repower package. with an empty hull you will have alot of headaches, at least with a doner or full package it will leasen that alot

 

[erikgreen]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

That web site is great!

Got anything similar for someone removing an engine? Specifically, I need to know the process for engine removal and installation, is it ok to lift by the "lift rings" on the manifolds, how to adjust the engine mounts...

Thanks,
Erik

 

[Don S]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

It's called the OEM service manual Eric.

 

[erikgreen]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

I've got the shop manual for the 888 drive and also for the ford 302 engine.. I didn't see it in there but I'll go look again. Is there another manual I should have?

Erik

 

[Don S]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

Start your own thread Erik, don't hijack someone elses thread with your questions.

 

[jasper2447]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

Idiot's Guide to Fitting your First Sterndrive?

That'll cover Mercruisers anyways.......

Forget about OMCs,.... They're Dead,+ have been for Years.........

Volvo Might be another Option in your area.......

Can any engine fit any sterdrive?

Nope........

 

[jasper2447]

Re: Help please for a real greenhorn

Idiot's Guide to Fitting your First Sterndrive?

That's a really useful link - thanks for that

That'll cover Mercruisers anyways.......

Forget about OMCs,.... They're Dead,+ have been for Years.........

Volvo Might be another Option in your area.......

Can any engine fit any sterdrive?

Nope........

I am told that in UK Volvo have adapter plates to fit virtually every common engine, so that's what I might go for.