You guys are great! I'm a rookie at this and appreciate all of the help. I will get a couple of other quotes and consider all of the options including replacing the head gasket and hoping for the best. I can save a lot of money for gas and tow rope.
On Dec 5, 2:01 pm, Suzy-Q <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a 28' Sports Sedan with twin 318's. Engines were most likely > overhauled in mid-90's. The boat sat for many years, ran rough for a > while and it was not until late this summer that I got the engines > working well and could cruise at 2800-3000 rpm. (19 - 22 mph speedver > land at that rpm). After a few hours of cruising the starboard engine > started smoking when I returned from a fishing trip. The compression > was 120psi+ for all cylinders except #4 which was low at 60 psi. I > pulled the heads and found that the head gasket had failed. No water > in the oil just oil in cylinder #4. > > I was planning on replacing the exhaust manifolds/elbows and risers on > both engines this winter which is not going to be cheap. Now I'm > faced with the decision to repair/replace the stbd engine as well. My > mechanic recommends repowering with new 350's and reusing the > transmissions (approx $22k). To install a rebuilt 318 would cost $8k - > $9k, including exhaust parts. > > Anyone with experience in this area? Will the 350's be more > economical, provide more speed or be easier to maintain over the life > of the boat. I'm trying to talk myself into spending the money to > repower the boat and enjoy expensive but some hassle free fishing. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
