Nah
Its easy to determine the remaining 'meat' in an atomic4 versus
internal corrosion. Simply remove a few of the exhaust manifold bolts,
reaching into the thread bores with a probe and then count the number
of remaining threads ... if 4 or more threads then there is 'plenty' of
casting thickness to either 'continue' or totally rebuild.


In article , Commodore Joe
Redcloud© wrote:

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:59:28 -0500, Ryk
wrote:

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:52:08 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

A boat I am interested in .. Alberg 35. It still has the Atomic 4,,
Universal Engine .. GAS.

Access to the engine is very easy. And, I am not against a gas engine, per
say. So, to save money [oopps], I want to take the engine out of the boat,
get the engine rebuilt and put back in.

Does the engine need a rebuild, or just a bit of a tune up in place?
Replace the ignition system for about $120 in Delco parts, test the
compression, and you may be just fine.

Ryk

It would make more sense to do the compression test before spending
any money on ignition parts.

Meanwhile, these engines are so old now that just a compression check
doesn't tell you nearly enough. Interior passage walls may be mighty
thin after 25 or 35 years. You can't properly evaluate one of these
really old engines without a complete teardown and inspection.


Commodore Joe Redcloud©