Smoked my 1988 OMC 3.0 motor. Options?

[TimberwolfFXDL]

Bottomline: waterpump went out, motor overheated.

I haven't torn it down yet to see if anything cracked, but it cranks real slow now, to the point of melting battery cables.

I could tear down and rebuild, assuming nothing cracked. From what I've found, I'm looking at a $600 outlay for parts, plus machine work.

What are my options for a replacement motor? I don't want to spend $3k on a purpose built OMC for this old boat. What about a GM shortblock and swap over parts? What years might work? From what vehicles? I know I'd have to swap pretty much everything to it.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Smoked my 1988 OMC 3.0 motor. Options?

Give this guy a call...see what he can do on a 3.0 short block.

http://www.rapidomarine.com/

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: Smoked my 1988 OMC 3.0 motor. Options?

That is an industral/marine engine only, and NONE were used in cars or trucks. And even remans for boats can be hard to come by due to lack of cores...

 

[1987sylvanoffshore]

Re: Smoked my 1988 OMC 3.0 motor. Options?

michiganmotorz has the best price hands down, NEW not remain.

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: Smoked my 1988 OMC 3.0 motor. Options?

michiganmotorz has the best price hands down, NEW not remain.

His manifold won't work on new head