show me your I/O

[DI35]

Lets see some I/O engine pictures
I seem to be the only one with the dreaded 470 mercruiser
Is there any one else, with 170hp in a 4cyl
seems like most of the early starcraft used the 140
or the 165 inline 6cyl in the larger boats

18ft 1979 Holiday V5
purrs like a kitten and sips her milk


http://s714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/DI35/restoration/

 

[Kainon]

Re: show me your I/O

you got something against us GMs?

That engine ran from 76-84, changed a little with 4bbl carb, but there's nothing else in Starcrafts just OMC and Merc's as far as I know.

 

[Gnarly]

Re: show me your I/O

I've got one and love it

 

[Kainon]

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and I dont think there are any V8's except for over 22' (which I did see an add on CL for a 30' Starcraft, but forget what it had for an engine) and not till late 80's to 90's.. at least not in the TIN boats. The largest engine that I know of that were in the Tins... was the Mercruiser V6, and I dont think there were that much OMC's The Inline 4 that you have is a good stout engine, you can do the altenator upgrade and goto a 4bbl carb for more HP.

 

[Pugetsound]

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If your Engine runs as good as it looks ,you should have no problem. Looks like a new Engine and do I see a 4 barrel carb on it?

 

[Kainon]

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I like the huge hatch for the fuel tank access.. nope .. 170hp's are 2bbl, and that's def a 2bbl, 190s are 4bbls, I have a spare carb from a 3.7L 4bbl and plan to install on my engine once I make a bracket to hold the diverter on the underside of the carb infront of the #3 & #4 cylinders. (sucks)

 

[1970 Chieftain V]

Re: show me your I/O

Here's mine. A straight 6.

 

[DI35]

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it seems the more popular I/O was the 140
but you could buy the boats and put whatever you
wanted in them
GM engines are my preference but I like the ford/merc
thing they did
POWER to WEIGHT
140 much easyer to get parts
where are the I/O pictures ???


http://s714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/DI35/

 

[CheapboatKev]

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well..it's not a pic but it is my 1968 120 quad banger!

 

[DI35]

Re: show me your I/O

I haven`t seen very many I/O pics for a while
thought we liked pics
how about your one favorite picture of a Starcraft boat
or do we need a new thread


http://s714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/DI35/

I`ll wait to see if any one can come close to my best pic

 

[North Beach]

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OK here's one of my 1966 110 HP Mercruiser and the Type 1A Sterndrive. If you go to my build thread link below you can see vids of us adjusting the valves after it blew a valve during a trip to the lake

 

[Pugetsound]

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Gezzz North Beach! your wireing looks like mine. We need a Asian guy to arrange it neatly. LOL hope your well and ready for winter.

 

[North Beach]

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Pugetsound,
I re wired a bunch of mine and it still looks just like that!!!! Just have to live with it

 

[jcupo6]

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Here is my old 140, which had a cracked block.

Here is the new(rebuilt) 120 which runs great!