Total Sign Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Merc 3.0 new sell for 1800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Originally posted by HIgh Risk: Merc 3.0 new sell for 1800.I know....and the hell if I'm going to pay $1800 for a new motor. 3.0L new and rebuilt longblocks are a dime a dozen. I've found you can't buy a bare block or shortblock for them, and boat dealers have no interest in selling a bare or shortblock anyway. Automotive dealers (yes, I checked) can't touch it because it is a marine-only application, so GM won't let them get/sell it. We are pulling the motor apart today. I know I can rebuild it for FFFAAAARRRR cheaper than $1800. For that kind of money; I'll buy what it would take to convert the 4.3L out of my wrecked Blazer to work in the boat, and have a much faster boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Sign Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Is the block cracked? Post pics. Some can be fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 The block had a crack in a water jacket on the outside of it that I repaired. It has shown no internal water leaking, there was no water in the oil. I'll make sure to let whatever machine shop I take it to know about it, so they can take a closer look. Take a look in the picture forum, I'll be posting pics of what did go wrong shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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