2001 honda 40hp

yellowbelly

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picked up a motor for a great price a while back and im just getting around to working on it. taking the water jacket cover off 6 of the 7 bolts snapped off in the block. with heat oil and easy outs i cant get none of them to budge..anyone have these issues im about to just toss this motor its been getting to me for a week now. thanks in advanced
 

ahicks

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Dealing with frozen bolts is one of the hazards of working on these Honda's. Broken bolts will need to be drilled and tapped. I usually put the cover back on and use it to accurately locate and center punch each bolt I need to do. You can add tape around the punch making it just a hair smaller than the hole in the cover to make this operation easier and as accurate as possible. Goes without saying you need to be careful drilling those out. Drilling too far/deep will open the bolt hole into the crankcase....

Breaking one of the bottom ones is cause to have to do a lot of work. You'll need to pull the engine block pretty much to get access to those.

Replacing the block is an option as well. They aren't too expensive. You just need patience and about a hundred dollars worth of gaskets. The engine though, will be sturdy as new when done. Should last a long time. Rarely do you ever wear one of these out. It's always crap like this that you need to deal with. Engines run in salt water are really tough to bring back, but from the looks of yours, you don't have that issue to deal with.

I made a hobby out of taking a motor like you have and bringing it back to life, doing whatever is necessary to bring them back to near perfect running condition. Takes patience and a willingness to get your hands dirty, but it's rarely cost prohibitive as compared to what a running used one is worth.
 

yellowbelly

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thanks for the reply. motor runs great just wasn't pumping water, i bought it from the original owner who was in his 80's always. they bought them back in the days in canada. sounds like more than i want to do
 

ahicks

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Looked at your profile to see you're located in SE Mich. I'm from Waterford and would be a buyer for that motor as is for a project. You would need to sit on it until May though, as I winter in Florida and won't be back until then. Shoot me an email if you're interested. Might be able to work out a trade on an engine I've been through already.

michahicks@aol.com
 

yellowbelly

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ill keep it i have 3 of these motors but this was the only tiller this lower unit was replaced a few years before i got it ill keep it for parts and make one of the control motors a tiller
 
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