Lakester
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2007
- Messages
- 428
hello,
once again i have to tip my hat to the experts here on iboats!!!
[lakester bows, tipping hat]
on their advice i sourced an oem factory parts book for my engine. $12.00 ebay w/shppg! this let me know what part numbers were correct for not only what parts, but for what engine series.
my head gasket supplier had a typo [as in error] in his computer. was about to supply me the head gasket for the larger engine series.
but i knew the part #, and checked it. his description was correct. but the # was wrong!!!
so he then pulled the correct part # upon my request. we overlayed the two. the incorrect part # was .020 +/- larger (as to be expected for bigger bore block). egg on their chin...
thanks to the iboats experts and their "on the $$$ advice"... I WAS AN EXPERT, too!! one was a bit less $ and they then honored the lower cost.
no doubt the .020 oversize may have been overlooked upon installation. if u plan to work on your engine, but sure to also have the factory parts book, too, in addtion to the service manual.
"thanks fellas!!!"
regards
lakester
once again i have to tip my hat to the experts here on iboats!!!
[lakester bows, tipping hat]on their advice i sourced an oem factory parts book for my engine. $12.00 ebay w/shppg! this let me know what part numbers were correct for not only what parts, but for what engine series.
my head gasket supplier had a typo [as in error] in his computer. was about to supply me the head gasket for the larger engine series.
but i knew the part #, and checked it. his description was correct. but the # was wrong!!!
so he then pulled the correct part # upon my request. we overlayed the two. the incorrect part # was .020 +/- larger (as to be expected for bigger bore block). egg on their chin...
thanks to the iboats experts and their "on the $$$ advice"... I WAS AN EXPERT, too!! one was a bit less $ and they then honored the lower cost.
no doubt the .020 oversize
may have been overlooked upon installation. if u plan to work on your engine, but sure to also have the factory parts book, too, in addtion to the service manual. "thanks fellas!!!"
regards
lakester
