I don't know what on earth would make you think this group is moderated,
given the 90% white noise from idiotic off topic posts..

Anyway,
The little 140 HP 4 bangers were never used in any automobile.
They are not the iron duke engine that so many say they are.
They are an industrial powerplant - forklifts, etc.
There are scads of good used 3 liter engines around. The damn things are so
hardy they tend to way outlast any boat they were ever installed.
Check ebay, and consider buying some POS boat to get an engine out of.
BTW, just sold an 86 Baja with one of the 3 liters in it......tons of hours,
still ran like a champ.
They really are hardy.

"Lenny Stover" wrote in message
gy.com...
Is this group moderated? Can't figure out why this never posted, so I'll
try it again.

"Lenny Stover" wrote in message
news:...
1st time poster...forgive my ignorance :-/

Last year I bought my *first* inboard equiped boat, a 1985 Glass Stream.
It
is/was equiped with a '85 Mercruiser 140. Well, the second time out
with
the boat, the motor fried. I have been trying for a year to arrange to
have
the motor rebuilt, but it would cost more than I paid for the boat. Now
my
question....

I have been told that my Mercruiser is identical to some car engine. I
don't know how true this is, but am wondering if anybody knows if there
is
a
car engine that is the same as an '85 Mercruiser 140 inboard. Sure
would
be
nice if there was a car engine that I could get from a boneyard that
would
match up to my lower unit.

Any....and I mean *any* info I could get would be appreciated. The only
other boat I ever owned had an outboard engine and I am stumped about
this
inboard stuff. Thanks in advance.