Recent content by jws123

yea its crazy even just 2-3 years ago i could get a used 454 marine for like $1500. I will keep looking until the boat sells found a few engines but the whole boat comes with it ahaha dont have time to cut a boat up.

Evidently 454 marine engines are suddenly hard to get and 10x over priced for whatever reason right now. People want 5k for a used engine.... I even tried to find a car engine to convert but everyone is off their rocker on the prices... found nothing worth while under 1600 I put the boat up for...

Olsen Engines is closed. I will look into the others thanks. I did message one a few days ago but have heard nothing back.

Im from Nj almost all machine shops have closed or are shady as fk. I was trying to hone the cylinders to get some surface rust out of them found pitting so yea it needs to be bored.

The drive is already removed does anyone know a good place to get short blocks? The engine i was going to use after honing the cylinders today they didnt turn out good enough. I dont have any machine shops local anymore and I know jasper ect is crap now.

Thanks for the information!! I have one other dumb question that im confused about. This is the engine In the boat its seized and scrap It had a brand spakin new intake on it. Can I re use it? the intake shape looks diffrent compared the the ones posed above they are more of the oval shape but...

Here are some pictures yes i know its dirty its getting dunked once its taken apart.

I also found 10232427 stamped on the top of the pistons I have no knowledge of this engine if it was ever built ect.

Well I am back! I bought a speed boat its been a few years since I have owned a boat. The 454 engine in this boat is shot It had water in the oil. I tried to save it but it was bored out to many times and was just all wrong. I have a spare Merc 454 Mag out of a boat that had a bravo 3 drive...

I have had plenty of jet boats never a issue just my first one from another state. Also he only wants $1000 its been sitting for years i know what im getting into ahahaa its clean tho twin rotax 787s.

Ok thanks for the info! And here NJ usually a'boat' has a title however jet skis and small watercraft have no titles its a bill of sale notorized with a current registration.

Bit of a odd question but I am about to pick up a 1997 Seadoo challenger jet boat for next to nothing. He says he has a transferable registeration in his name. Now i know that is good for jet skis but I am getting conflicting awnsers. Per google search it says 1987 and newer and anything over...

Just ordered a temp gun il check it out sunday when I take It out to verify. I dont know what temp tstats it has never took them out might pop it apart just to check. The current water temp is 75f give or take.

I have a luhrs boat with 2 1992 marine power 454s fresh water cooled Have only owned this boat for 2 yrs last season I had to keep it at a slow speed due to a bent shaft. The other day I was finally able to open it up 3300rpms I noticed one engine runs 195-200 other one 185..195 to me that...