WHAT DO I HAVE? did i get ripped

[newtoboat101]

so 2 summers ago i buy a boat to redo ,i go see the boat even take boat out on short spin around the hudson ,all seemed cooled ,i understood it was an older boat . The way the owner explained it(owner is actually a used boat dealer) 1988 thompson 240 /5.0lx original motor remanufactured low hours ,he even gave me the manuals for 5.0 lx ,i know i took him at his word ,after taking out on river with owner ,and the price ,i felt all was fair ,now when i look at motor ,now 2 years later(spent 2 years on redoing interior and bottom of boat)) what i thought was a 1988 5.0 lx may be WHAT? can someone give me the bad news(i suspect its bad news ,because i just pulled the thermostat housing off ,see my earlier post from this week and it was for big block gm) heres the numbers i got 14094766 k0521UFC may not even be marine engine ,uuuugggghhhh

 

[achris]

That casting number is for a 1986 and later, one piece rear main seal thumb GM 305... SBC... You got what you think you got.

 

[newtoboat101]

:happy::happy::happy: thank you

 

[newtoboat101]

achris you were helping me on the thermostat problem ,appreciate all the help,after finding big block thermo housing ,i became weary of what i had bought ,when i purchased and even now in driveway motor sounds strong ,my heart dropped with these numbers because it could be auto motor in there thats my fear

 

[Bt Doctur]

technically there is no "marine engine" , they all begin life as a chunk of cast iron. Steel components for auto`s and brass components for marine.Standard components for auto`s ,spark protected ones for marine.
GM made the block, mercruiser finished the block,

 

[newtoboat101]

thanx for clarification bt doctur

 

[newtoboat101]

my next thought is what year do you use for parts my carb cover has 0b832348

 

[achris]

That number is your engine serial number. Very important, don't lose it. Everything you do with that engine will require that number. When you want parts, that's the number you need. For Merc's, year has less meaning than serial number.

 

[newtoboat101]

ok thank you

 

[airdvr1227]

Lots of great info here.

 

[achris]

OK, Back on the confuser rather than the dog and bone....

Serial Number 0B832348...
Model number: 450L100AS
Year: 1988
Engine description: 5.0LX

HTH,

Chris.....

 

[biggjimm]

Myself, I would be stoked to find out the boat had big block Chevy power instead of 305 Chevy power.

But that's just me.
Good luck & hope you enjoy your boat!

I thoroughly enjoy taking a neglected boat & making it sea worthy again.
Jim