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Thanks I found it ! It’s an 090 casting , and found short block or long block at mabbco engines in Tyler Texas but after reading reviews they wasn’t what I was looking to see!
Okay so I can’t see any casting numbers , correct me if I’m wrong but if I take the starter bolts out and see if they are metric or sae then I would know if it is a 090 or 090m ?
Anyone know a good reputable place to buy a short block, and without pulling the motor yet how can I come up with the casting numbers for the block , I have serial number to engine but I do not know casting numbers ! All hell is appreciated
I’m sure it’s said somewhere else but if I ordered a reman engine engine what numbers would I go by to be sure I’m getting the correct long block thanks in advance
Some would probably try and fix it and some would succeed in doing so but im a firm believer in what goes around comes around so I’m not gonna fix it the right way instead of being cheap and pass the boat on knowing what I done!
Thanks guys for all the help, much appreciated. Pulled the intake gasket and no leaks found like I was hoping but was prepared for the worst being bought a project boat and not knowing any previous history besides what I was told which you can never believe! Anyway after checking and looking...
Okay I’ve read a little about pressurizing the coolant system but still haven’t wrapped my mind around what all needs to be blocked off and how to go about pressurizing it , I have a coolant system pressurizer like that goes in a top of a radiator ! Thanks for these replies any and all help is...
Hey guys new to this forum, but do a lot of reading on here. First off I’m mechanically inclined and do alot of work myself! Ok so I bought a boat fairly cheap for a lil project and finally got it running ( wasn’t getting fire to key switch ), boat didn’t even spin over one time and fired right...
