Fix it list while motor is out

[jaybrassmonkey]

Looks like I'm gonna be replacing a motor shortly. What would be on the list of things to check closely and/or go ahead and replace while the motor is out?
Drive coupler
bilge pump/float switch

 

[Bondo]

Looks like I'm gonna be replacing a motor shortly. What would be on the list of things to check closely and/or go ahead and replace while the motor is out?
Drive coupler
bilge pump/float switch

Ayuh,.... Every single inch of Everything ya can't reach, before ya start pullin' the motor,....

 

[jaybrassmonkey]

Before I pull the motor?

 

[sub2010ss]

I installed the engine oil drain line while I had mine out.

 

[JASinIL2006]

I installed the engine oil drain line while I had mine out.

Ya know, I kinda wish I had installed one of those when my motor was out, too. Not a huge mistake, but I think that drain line would be handy.

 

[sub2010ss]

I went with one that has a valve instead of just a hose with a plug at the end. I think I am going to put a cap with a plug as well.

 

[BRG25]

Ayuh,.... Every single inch of Everything ya can't reach, before ya start pullin' the motor,....

He means anything that can't easily be replaced (if needed) while the engine is in the boat. Engine coupler, flywheel, oil pan gaskets, starter ect...

 

[stonyloam]

check the gimbal ring for side to side play. If you have some, retorque the clamping screws. If that does not remove ALL of the play, it is way easier to remove the ring for repair with the engine out.

 

[Will Fish]

definately replace the coupler, unless it was replaced recently. I wish I put a oil drain in when I had my motor out. I would also paint the bilge while the motor is out

 

[redneck joe]

He means anything that can't easily be replaced (if needed) while the engine is in the boat. Engine coupler, flywheel, oil pan gaskets, starter ect...

oh so go thru now and figure out what you cannot get too. Makes sense.

 

[tpenfield]

I found all of my lost wrenches went I took the engine out of my boat.

Like Bondo was saying . . . Good time to do lots of stuff on the engine and the engine bay that you cannot ( could not ) reach when the engine was there.

Bilge cleaning /painting, wiring fixes, etc. also a good time to check the stringers and transom for signs of trouble.

 

[fishrdan]

I wouldn't replace the coupler unless there is a reason to do so, IE: the splines being worn, pointy or uneven hills/valleys. I would rather have 100% perfect engine alignment with a good used coupler, opposed to having terrible alignment with a brand new coupler that could strip out quickly. My old coupler was V'ed out due to poor alignment, so I replaced it with a good used coupler, saved $100.

Along with things everyone mentioned, I'd replace the bilge pump hoses if they are the cheap corrugated stuff. Anything that penetrates through the fiberglass and into the deck and stringers needs to be sealed with 3M 4200 or 5200.

Actually....... Now is a great time to check the condition of the hull and see if the boat is worth a new engine. On my last boat I had rebuilt the engine and was getting ready to put it back in when I got the wild idea to check the deck and stringers. That old 72 SeaSwirl got a trip down to the landfill as it wasn't worth rebuilding the deck and stringers.

 

[redneck joe]

We have decided to get the transom replace this year instead of watiing to this fall.


here's my list so far in no particular order. Any thoughts / additions?

1. Move oil filter to front
2. Oil drain line
3. Oil pan gasket
4. Replace bilge hoses
5. New starter
6. Check/seal rear thru hulls
7. Risers/manifolds
8. All hoses
9. Valve cover gasket
10. New thermostat
11. Garboard drain