On the Hard

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:09 pm

John that boat looks great

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:32 pm

Thanks Paul......I thought long and hard about investing in a new motor in such an old boat but came to discover it's all relative....."Time Warp" is important to me and came to me during a difficult time in my my.....gave me focus.........now I can't wait to get her back in the water.......now that I've figured out how to post pics you all may wish I didn't.................John

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:02 am

Pictures are always good.

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:40 pm

Motor is at the machine shop ready for tear down. First stage of tear down went well. With the exception of the heat exchanger everything look good. Heat exchanger where the cap goes is slightly deformed and didn't pass the pressure test. This explains why I was loosing some fluid. Taking it to a radiator shop tomorrow to see if they can fix it............John

Captain Blast Off · Post by **Captain Blast Off** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:49 pm

John,

How's the project coming? Getting warmer out there you gonna be ready?

Were you able to save the crank in that engine or was it all used up?

Steve

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:00 am

Stopped by the machine shop yesterday.....they had the heads off but that is as far as they got so far.....block will need a bore, there are signs of H2O. They will mag the heads to check for cracks, said they can be prone to issues, got my fingers crossed, not planning on buying new heads but we'll see. I'm planning on the crank and cam being good. I'm anxious to see the bearings and find out where my oil pressure issue was coming from.

They are very busy, I told them no hurry, just do it right. I hope they don't take that as a green light to put it off. They are just down the street and they will get tired of seeing my every other day.............weather has been great......got my bass boat in my slip, sure looks small in there but gets me on the water............John

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:05 pm

Update:...Stopped by the machine shop today to find that my motor is torn down. Also found the cause of my low oil pressure....spun number 3 main bearing!! Wasn't expecting this, he doesn't want to use the block or crank for the rebuild...he has other know good blocks and since he is warrantying the motor I will defer to his judgment. They are getting ready to mag the heads, I hope they are good.....price is already going up but we all know what they say about boats....................break it out or throw it in a hole.....same difference............more to come..........John

Captain Blast Off · Post by **Captain Blast Off** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:34 pm

Sorry to hear the news John. You may want to get on Craigslist under the Stockton Boats section; there is a guy in Manteca who is always taking apart boats that marinas give him and parting them out. He does get small block Chevy's every now and then; usually he will ask a couple hundred bucks for a complete motor.

You have 350's don't you?

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:58 pm

Hi Captain, the machine shop has another good block and I'll get a new crank so we are progressing. On the up side, the vortec heads look good. Waiting for a break in the weather so I can get down and buff her out....good info on the guy in Manteca, I'll keep that in mind.......John

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:03 pm

Get the block from the shop working on it is good they should stand behind it .

Lawman · Post by **Lawman** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:49 pm

I feel your pain jddens ! But just think, this summer you'll be able to go out with out that big weight on your shoulders and sit back with a cold one. Nobody wants to repower but once you do, you dont have to worry anymore! Good luck and keep us updated.

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:16 pm

Yes, I'm going with the machinists block.....the motor will be warranted for a year. I will be very relieved to have the new motor. Had I known I had spun a main bearing I probably wouldn't have be running that motor at all......could of come apart at RPM and created more problems..........I will be buffing her out tomorrow, weather permitting.............John

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:07 pm

Great day today. We finally got some good weather, sunny and warm. Talked a good friend into helping buff her out, he works for food and beverage.....pics don't do her justice, she really shined up nice......the bottom should get painted next week....now if i just had a starboard motor...............John

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:28 am

Ah yes wax and buff the only time I wished I had a smaller boat

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:26 am

alexander38 wrote:Ah yes wax and buff the only time I wished I had a smaller boat

I think we all feel that way even when it comes to doing the bottom!