FishingTheFL

Its from one of the seals where the shaft slides into the upper unit. I must of damaged it trying to install the lower half. Watched a install of the seals, that's where the spring came from. Glad I found it this way rather on the water under way.... This week looks like a lot of rain so I'll be trying to start unhooking the motor pull it out. Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Not sure. I got it back together. I had to loosen up the housing some. Just snugged it down. I think your right tho because I bought a whole rebuild kit minus the gears this spring and didn't need them... If I recall maybe one seal had something like that in it. I haven't explored what's involved in that. I did find another 120. Hopefully its in better shape then mine. I have all brand new parts lol. Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Trying to get the lower unit back on. Doesn't appear to be anything in the way after removing the spring( still can't find it in exploded version ), I turn the shift counter clock wise for forward and try to spin the prop to see if the drive shaft would move to align the splines, nothing. Prop shaft free spins, turn clock wise, same deal. I can't remember what we did early spring to get it to slide the last 1" or 2... Video I watched makes it look easy... Figure I'm missing lm something or I put something together wrong? Out drive worked before I played with it Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Great... Looking at the exploded version I cant see anything that looks like a small spring. Is it in one of the seals? No way to get low into the upper without taking the gears out... I heard that if that's the case buying a new upper is easier... Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Any idea what this is? It came out of the top of my out drive when repairing the impeller. Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yep. Going to try to part it out... Not looking to spend another $1800 for the rebuild... Maybe if the motor would last 10 years but still looking at $700 for a manifold eventually and add an elbow at $250, that's almost another $1000... Never again but I learned something out of it all.... I get how motors work, before all I knew was they needed air fuel and spark.... More to it then that... To bad I didn't have all the tools to fix it, I'd just finish the project... No garage to work in and the cost of tools is close to the rebuild....guess the max HP is the nail in the coffin... I tried to find info on plugging the hole and sticking an outboard on it but I couldn't find to much info on length of bracket, one article said it could be up to $4k for a bracket. Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yup, isn't rated for it just checked. So I'm stuck with looking for a new motor, or rebuild... Can't find a motor... What a waste of money and time Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks. I'll problem need some luck. Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Ah yeah throw $2000 away? You got $2k to throw in the trash... If you do please send it my way... Even if it don't fit... The price I'm getting it for is only $250, I can sell the motor, the out drive, and the trailer and still be ahead even if the exhaust manifolds are bad... Even if i pay the $1500 for the motor to be repaired... Its cheaper then buying a bunch more headaches... As far as the Hull, its old thick aluminum... No leaks... I don't want the aluminum of today, or fiber glass that is wood, fiber, and resin that wills rot. So yes its worth putting another motor in it... The floor replacement is easy, and I use to paint for a company that restored Tractor Trailers, beer trailers, and pick ups... Paint is no problem...Pulling a motor, putting it back in and aligning it doesn't look that hard... Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

How hard is it to upgrade to a v6 in aluminum? The mounts are what mostly worry me. I was told all the holes in the transom will match up. Also warned about the weight difference but the boat I'm getting out of it is also a 18' fiber glass. Its a 305 or 350. They say 305 but pretty sure its a 350. Comes with the out drive, no milk in the oil, I worry about the exhaust manifolds and elbows. Any idea how to check them without taking them off? I imagine their bad since the motor hasn't been ran in "few years". The other thing I'm worried about is if they winterized it. Any way to check with out dumping all their anti freeze out? I'm getting it for real cheap. If it works out I can sell my out drive to cover the cost of the whole motor and out drive. Mostly worried about the elbows and manifolds... They can be expensive Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Probably why there not taken me serious. Better for the machine shop to order the stuff? Total rebuild quote was $1200 to $1500. Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Waiting on Barret for parts price. Machine shop quoted $80 to bore and hone. Pulling the motor out shouldn't be to hard. Neighbor has a chain hoist. Most likely go with the rebuild because of what I got into it. Got all winter to wait for the machine shop to get to it but sounds like it could be done pretty quick. Basically waiting on parts. I didn't ask them about cleaning up the crank but if their only charging me $20 a cylinder turning the crank can't be to much more. They were going to measure to see if it needed to be bored or not. As old as it is and the abuse its been threw I imagine it does. I've learned a lot while doing this. Defiantly a good set of skills to have Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I take him serious. After one time breaking down... Its not worth it. Any thing I do now is a test run, under flat conditions. After what lake posted, I need to price out parts or consider a new boat. I just hate giving up on stuff Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I've been stranded before. It sucks. I have a kicker so I wouldn't be stranded but I don't intend to use the boat now that its getting this late in the year and less people on the water. I found a machine shop in Geneva that everyone says has a good price and I can watch the work as its being done. I guess now everything comes down to price. Its a winter project or a spring time sale. Its not a sellers market right now. I'm going to rebuild the carb also. Kit with accelerator pump is $30 with taxes. The breather fell off the other day when I limped in. We re timed it yesterday and had a little issue at first with it dieing out ( sounded like it was sucking to much air), mechanic said that the acceleration pump was probably going or something could got sucked in and plugged the carb. Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks for the info. I don't plan on using it now that you put it that way. I can put a magnet in the pan for metal correct? I'm just amazed I got something to work lol. What you say about my boat motor gets me worried about my Stump grinder. Lots smoke out its breather and that thing takes so much abuse... Sent from my XT1528 using Lake Ontario United mobile app