My engines should be going to the machine shop next week for a complete rebuild. I'm going to send the trannys out and have them gone over, new seals etc. I bought a sandblast cabinet and plant on blasting all the brackets, mounts , pulleys etc and repainting. My question is what is worth reusing and what should be replaced? I had replaced the manifolds risers and elbows and used them for one season before i tore the boat apart so they should be good for now. Everything worked and the boat ran good when I pulled it 4 years ago. What about stuff like fuel pumps, water pump (not the raw water pumps, i will rebuild them with new impellers etc) alternators and starters? I'm replacing all of the engine mounts as they were pretty bad. How about the carbs? Rebuild the old quadrajets or replace with new ones? how about heat exchangers ? I had them cooked out when I originally bought the boat and never had an overheating problem so im hoping to reuse them as they are expensive!!!! How about the oil coolers? can they be pressure tested to determine condition and reused? Does anyone know much about the lines to the tranny from the oil coolers as well as the actual oil lines? Mine are shot and need to be replaced. I cant find them online. I have a local shop nearby that make custom hydraulic lines and high pressure hoses. I'm wondering if its something I can just have made?
I am trying to do a good job without spending unnessary money.
Any and all suggestions or insight would really be appreciated!!!
Todd
. If you had no issues with yours, just rebuild them. The kit costs $30 and it will take an hour, no problem. They will work just fine and new carbs aren't cheap. See what is really old or original and just replace it; it's not worth the aggravation later on. Sensors, wire harness, slave solenoid, breaker....things like that. These are not big ticket items and may save you some heartache or be a blessing when troubleshooting a problem down the road. You can always save some old/ok parts for a backup if you break down too. The cooler will run about $210 and all of the lines about $300?? The lines are pretty much all in stock, they have just changed numbers over the years like everything else. Make sure you really need them all as they are high quality and very durable. If you Ever had an engine issue with bearing or lifter failure or something like that, by all means replace everything circulating that oil. I'm sure I'll think of other things.