Im just winding you up

I used to do a lot of work on my brothers boat when I was a kid... well i did until he jabbed me in the face with a minging mop and pushed me over the side..... the river wear doesnt taste so good

Quote from: knightythe river wear doesnt taste so good

Ive heard it tastes a bit like Newcastle Broon does now they make it in Gateshead.

Ive never waterskied in a river. But I have kneeboarded in a river. At high tide. In 3 inches of water. Sideways  

use the opportunity to buy a modern V8 - the half buick 3.5 rover is a bit of a 1960s relic.

An LS1 can be had for fairly handy money these days

We havent got any plans to spend real amounts of money on it. We decided that if it needed a whole new engine it was only worth scrapping, the rest of the boat is almost totally worthless.

OK, pictures time. I admit theyre a bit big, but I dont have the time nor the attention span to shrink em.
The first is the shape of the pushrods, one good one bad, the second a snap of the backwash rot and the third is a picture of the stripped block

And heres a snap of 1) the rockers and 2) the almost intact engine

OK new update, after totally dismantling what was left of the heads we found it was cheaper and quicker to scavenge some new ones.

Looks like it would be cheaper to scavange a new engine, Im sure knighty has something suitable in one of his trucks you can nick

 

Quote from: SeriousLooks like it would be cheaper to scavenge a new engine, Im sure knighty has something suitable in one of his trucks you can nick

oddly enough Ive got a boat engine in the yard at work.... 11 litres of diesel goodness !

(soon to be part of a combined heat and power system!)

You should put the 21l Merlin engine in a boat

Where are we going to get a 21000cc merlin V12 from with a budget of under £200?

EBAY !!!!!!

Is that a half V8 ? In that case it must be a lot of good fours around like a volvo B18 engine which also comes as marin engines a reliable engine it is.