I have a 1978 Sea Ray 185 boat w/ an inline 6 mercruiser motor (250 cubic inch). I have fought the old water in the oil issue, and about decided that I have a cracked block that is not repairable.
My question is: has anyone tried to put a L6 motor in a boat? Here is one on ebay...
...on how to pressure check and engine block for internal cracks? (such as getting water into the oil through the engine block water jackets) Please, post a link if you know of one. I desperately need it...
Thanks
I took out my 1978 Sea Ray yesterday, and encountered some more problems. The main one that I am concerned about is that when I tried to go to a higher rpm (don't know what rpm because tach doesn't work), it fell on it's face and died. It ran fine up until this point. Then, it was start and...
Hello,
I am kinda new to this forum. I've been lurking around for a month or so, but decided to come in and say hi. :)
And also ask your advice. I've acquired a 1978 Sea Ray 185 Runabout. It has a Mercruiser inline 6 (250 cubic inch, 165 hp) motor. This boat has sat and not been run much...
