any market for old motors?????

[dkhntr]

This spring I will be scrapping my friends old alum boat. It has an old (70's) Merc 1350 on it. I know it will start, but the problem lies with his uncle who owned the boat for many years and used ether. SO, the complete power head needs a rebuild. Is it worth saving the motor and controls or send it to the scrap yard????

[dkf]

I'm not to familiar with mercury but have redone a few 1950's evinrudes in the past. If the motor is in decent shape other then need a top end rebuild it would been worth spending the money for a rebuild. Since it is a 70's model you should be able to get the parts. The best thing to do would be get a manual with parts diagrams and determine what the motor needs and check prices and availabilty of the parts.

That being said if you plan to do the work youself and keep the motor for your own use then it would be worthwhile. However if you plan on selling the motor of having someone else do the rebuild it won't be worth your time or $$$.

[Valv]

A rebuild for the motor will be very expensive, these 135hp were good motors, but now with oxy gasoline you will have to change jetting and/or modify a little the carburation to be sure it will last. To rebuild it yourself you will have to remove powerhead completely, split the block, remove crankshaft w. pistons assembly, replace ALL 6 of them with new rings, pins, bearings, etc, hone or rebuild cylinders, and have a shop reassembly the motor because you will NEVER be able to insert the crank with rods and pistons as an assembly into the 6 inline block.

I would put it on hsolist and see what happens (but describe very well what's the problem), you might be surprised, and let the controls go with it too, you will not be able to re-use them unless you buy another '70s motor, harness connector changed in the '80s.

[CatManLee]

You would probably be best off selling the motor for parts. Strip it down and sell the parts seperatly (Lower unit, controls, Hood, Electronics, etc)...I had an older 100hp inline 6 Mercury on a boat and didn't pay much for the motor, ($200) and it ran pretty darn good. The motor itself wasn't that much money, but the lower unit was bad and couldn't be fixed.(prop shaft was bent and pitted), so it would get water in the oil.

Anyways a new/different lower unit was around $250.00 or more, so there is potential to make some money anyways. I can't guarantee you'll make money by doing this, but it's probably more likely than selling it whole for parts or trying to fix it.

Just my 2 Cents.....

[dkhntr]

Thanks for the replies guys. I still dont know what I am going to do with it, maybe just give it away, still dont know yet. I am just waiting for actual spring to come so I can start getting the heap out of my yard. The boat it self is a real eye sore.

[sparcebag]

Chris What kind of boat is it? I putz around with old aluminium boats as a hobbie.

[dkhntr]

let ya know tomorrow, I need to go outside while its light to look.