Replacement Engine Advice Needed!

[mjmurphy53711]

Okay so its time to bite the bullet and replace the blown motor in my CC Martinique.

What I need: Remanufactured (note: not rebuilt)454 Reverse rotation long block.

I have been looking long and hard at using Rhino as they are fairly reputable and offer a nice two year unlimited hour warranty.

Price=3400 delivered.

I have to ship (or drive myself) the boat from WI to CA, and also pay for the cost of labor to install the new motor and re-install the Perfect Pass.

Its a big financial burden for me and is over half of what the boat is worth after all is said and done.

If there is ANYONE who knows of a good price on this motor, or wants to work some kind of deal in the Northern CA or Northern NV area on a hardwood floor install we could trade for parts, labor, or both.

Any other advice is appreciated.

[Mikeski]

RE: Replacement Engine Advice Needed!

I believe the only things that are different in the reverse rotation is the distributor and cam? The distributor should be fine with a clean and lube. The only challenge is the cam. WI should have tons of shops more capable of doing the rebuild than any shop in CA (I am in CA). Waukesha motors? Big block chevy's are common motors to rebuild. In my boat drag days lots of guys building 800+ HP blown big block chevy's preferred starting with a seasoned block over a new block.

Re-install the PP? That's a super easy task, just download the directions from the PP website.

[Rick]

RE: Replacement Engine Advice Needed!

Is your motor totally trashed? I had a 66 318M With seawater in it for over a year. A good speed shop here rebuilt it. I think the only thing we kept was the crank cam, rods and distributor. It ran 2500 with them doing all the teardown and rebuild. The engine now has about 300 hours on it with no problems. The only difference in rotation is the crank cam and seals. I would consider going the rebuild route as you could probably do it locally or at least closer than here.