I must say that I'm surprised to see so many forum participants, including seasoned skippers and mechanics, referring to the powerplant utilized in or on a particular boat as an inboard or outboard "motor." If the powerplant you are referring to operates on the principles of internal...
Actually, Scott, that's not quite so. Engine rebuilders use engine block casting numbers to positively identify engines, and so do automobile salvage yards. Knowing this, I started looking at marine engine rebuilder websites and lucked out by finding listings with block casting numbers as seen...
I know that there should be a serial number plate at the location indicated in this diagram:
As I mentioned earlier, in post #3, there is no such i.d. plate above the starter. There are also no holes in the flange where a plate would ever have been riveted. Would this seem to indicate that...
Here is a diagram of the 4 cylinder engine block showing the engine code location. That's precisely where I found the numbers I mentioned in my first post. There are two rows of numbers found on the block, and the top row reads "M11118RB" while the row below that reads "T1032416." I am...
I purchased a used 1988 Four Winns Freedom 160 boat having an inline 4 cylinder engine that is mated to a Cobra outdrive. This is not the original 3.0 litre engine that came with the boat, and I am having difficulty in determining exactly what this engine is. It does appear to be a GM marine...
