Nivekt
Chief Petty Officer
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- May 13, 2009
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I have needed to replace the 350 in my boat for a few months now ever since I discovered a crack in the block from improper winterization. I've been keeping an eye on my local Craiglist for a while in the off chance a good used motor comes available. This just popped up yesterday: 1974 SBC 350 L-82
Now, obviously all I would be using from this motor is the longblock and would replace the head gasket with a marine type and put new brass core plugs in. My question is whether or not the double hump heads or specific camshaft that guy installed would give me issues in a marine environment and specifically mated to my Stringer 800 drive.
I still have the camshaft from my old motor which is in very good condition so I could reuse that if need be.
Is this motor worth looking at? I could probably talk the guy down.
Another thing to keep in mind is that I have an engine builder within 2 hours of me that will build a remanufactured longblock with marine head gaskets and cam for $825 with a 2 year warranty after I turn in my old heads from the cracked-block-motor and rotating assembly.
Now, obviously all I would be using from this motor is the longblock and would replace the head gasket with a marine type and put new brass core plugs in. My question is whether or not the double hump heads or specific camshaft that guy installed would give me issues in a marine environment and specifically mated to my Stringer 800 drive.
I still have the camshaft from my old motor which is in very good condition so I could reuse that if need be.
Is this motor worth looking at? I could probably talk the guy down.
Another thing to keep in mind is that I have an engine builder within 2 hours of me that will build a remanufactured longblock with marine head gaskets and cam for $825 with a 2 year warranty after I turn in my old heads from the cracked-block-motor and rotating assembly.
