If you don't mind - what's the engine and what costs are you expecting?

Thanks


"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:54:30 GMT, "Douglas St. Clair"
wrote:

I've decided to hold off getting my Ford 427 repaired, store the boat
until
early spring, then pull it out and have the engine rebuilt in time for
next
season.

I was hoping some of you could share some experiences with getting an
inboard rebuilt. The guy's quoting me $3100, although I don't know
enough
to ask the right questions. I was made a bit nervous when he commented
it
couldn't be a 427, since Ford never built one. From experiences with
other
vendors, they're always quick to comment on the history of the motor,
pointing out its significance. I know it's somewhat rare, and parts can
be
an issue. How can this guy be quoting me if he doesn't know about parts
availability and costs?

Where's the best place to go for a rebuild? Does it need to be a marina,
or
would a good auto rebuilder do? How easy is it to get an
apples-to-apples
comparison when getting quotes from different shops?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


I'm having an engine rebuilt right now. My marina is handleing the
whole thing because if there is a problem with the engine, I don't pay
to have it removed again and fixed.

I spoke with a lot of mechanics and they told me to rebuild my existing
engine and that's what I'm doing. They have all winter to rebuild
(engine shop) and it will be installed in the spring.

I was concerned about the place doing the actual rebuilding, so I went
over for a visit and was very impressed. They do a lot of engines and
some marine engines, so I'm not too worried.

My marina took off all the marine stuff and sent what was left over to
the engine rebuilder.