1972 Mercruiser 165 Inline 6

[achris]

Re: 1972 Mercruiser 165 Inline 6

I want to get rid of it. What's it worth to someone who wants to rebuild it or have it rebuilt?

Whatever they are willing to pay.

 

[83mulligan]

Re: 1972 Mercruiser 165 Inline 6

Whatever they are willing to pay.

Thanks for the deep contribution

 

[achris]

Re: 1972 Mercruiser 165 Inline 6

Whatever they are willing to pay.

Thanks for the deep contribution

I'm being serious. You are offering a scrap engine of 40+ years vintage. The market for that is very small. You might get lucky and tomorrow someone wants that engine for some of the parts on it (and offer you a good price), or you might be trying to sell it for the next 3 years (and still get nothing).

Chris.....

 

[83mulligan]

Re: 1972 Mercruiser 165 Inline 6

I'm being serious. You are offering a scrap engine of 40+ years vintage. The market for that is very small. You might get lucky and tomorrow someone wants that engine for some of the parts on it (and offer you a good price), or you might be trying to sell it for the next 3 years (and still get nothing).

Chris.....

Sorry for the sarcasm. I don't even know what to list it for price wise or if I should pull off the manifold, starter, etc and sell those then sell the engine core?

Are we sure that it is junk even if I hone out that cylinder? The others look fine.

 

[achris]

Re: 1972 Mercruiser 165 Inline 6

If all that it needs is that cylinder honed, then by all means, pull it apart and find out. It will cost you nothing to remove and strip, and if you're looking at selling it/buy another engine then you have to remove the old one anyway. Go ahead a strip it and assess it... You might get lucky.