pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

[jeff13601]

I am going to pull the motor in my boat tommorrow to check the back of the block to see if it is split or a soft plug pushed out. My question is wouldnt it be easier to undo the base bolts on the front mount and pull the front motor mountwith the motor. If I did it that way wouldnt it stay lined up for the shaft from the outdrive to stay lined up when I put it back in?

 

[rodbolt]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

nope<br /> remove the drive, remove the mount bolts to stringer up front, remove the two aft mount bolts and remove wireing,fuel lines, and accesories as needed.<br />any other way and you will be posting about shaft coulpler failures.<br /> they are cheap though.

 

[Don S]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

My question is wouldnt it be easier to undo the base bolts on the front mount and pull the front motor mountwith the motor.

Yes, but like rodbolt says, pull the drive first or you will damage the coupler. probably not while taking it apart, but when trying to get the washers back in place under the rear mounts when you put it back together. Plus you still need to do an alignment check anytime you R&R the engine.

 

[jeff13601]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

OK. Also, Is the metal plate with the hole in it on my thermostat housing srong enough to pick up the motor?

 

[Bondo]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

If Alignment Was Measured,... It would be in Thousandths of an Inch..........<br /><br />Reguardless of How you pull the motor,....<br />You've got Less than a 50/50 Chance of it Still being Aligned.............<br /><br />In Other Words,...... Skipping the Alignment process is a Roll of the Dice,.......<br />Odds are Not in Your favor..............<br /><br />I've Offered to give you a hand,+ Even posted an email address(which I've since deleted),+ You haven't even Tried to contact me.........<br />But,.... Hey,.... If You want to Go It Alone,...... That's Fine with Me.........

 

[Bondo]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

Originally posted by jeff13601:<br /> OK. Also, Is the metal plate with the hole in it on my thermostat housing srong enough to pick up the motor?

Yes,... That's What it's For,.... There Should also be Another 1 on the Back of the Head......

 

[jeff13601]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

Sorry Bondo, I didnt mean to offend you if I did. I thought I replied back and thanked you for being there if I needed you. I didnt remember seeing an email address. I guess I should read things better. If you feel that I offended you then I would like to apologize. I thought you meant to contact you on this site if I ran into problems, which god knows I will

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

Bondoyou can come help me. Just take 81 south, and make a right in Syracuse

 

[jeff13601]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

J. Kopec. Speaking of Syracuse, do you have any relatives there? I ran a marina in Henderson Harbor and there were two people named Kopec?

 

[Bondo]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

Originally posted by J.kopec:<br /> Bondoyou can come help me. Just take 81 south, and make a right in Syracuse

It's about 28 Blocks to Jeff's...........<br /><br />I'd Consider 28 Miles..........<br /><br /> 2800 Miles is Out of the Question........... <br /><br />No Offense taken Jeff.................BTW,............ These Forums Work Much Better,................ When You Read All of the Questions,.... Or Responses................

 

[Haut Medoc]

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Jeff, no I don't have any relatives that I know of from there, but it's a wierd name so i'm probably related somehow. I'm from Jersey originally.......... Bondo: Please hook me up with some free links on my hinge pin thing if you can..... Thanks

 

[jeff13601]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

J Kopec. I looked through my records and one of the peoples names was Bill Kopec and he was a police officer from Syracuse.

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

Doesn't ring a bell.........

 

[rodbolt]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

J<br /> the t-stat loop is for engine alinment only. not designed to support the engine weight. should be a bracket on the port rear and the stbd front side. I personally would not trust the t-stat hosing or bolts to support the engine.

 

[jeff13601]

Re: pulling motor- 120 horse mercruiser

I found the brackets you were talking about. They look a lot stronger. Thx. I believe the engine and coupler are way out of alignment. It took two hours of pulling and prying with a large screwdriver to get the outdrive off. I dont believe it will take that long to pull the engine.