I have been working on buying a replacement A4 for a while. The objective being when mine finally blows a rod or something, I am ready to go.. When I re-painted the hull in 2019, this motor was being removed from a Catalina 27 that was being cut up in the same yard. It had a Moyer sticker on it, so I am assuming it has been rebuilt. I have chatted with Ken and we are working on the motor's history.
The yard guys said they had it running in the boat before they cut it up, and then it sat under a tarp for a couple years until the price was right.
My boat is a '77 and this block is a '73, but it is in MUCH better shape than my motor.
It has an MMI head on it. It had a PTO on the flywheel, and 2nd water pump and antifreeze in the cooling jacket so looks like in its 2nd life was FWC.
Next steps are to pressure test the cooling side, and then see if it turns over, and do a compression check and ultimately maybe see if it runs. Winter project.
I put a couple hours on my A4 this weekend with zero problems...just trying to plan ahead.
The yard guys said they had it running in the boat before they cut it up, and then it sat under a tarp for a couple years until the price was right.
My boat is a '77 and this block is a '73, but it is in MUCH better shape than my motor.
It has an MMI head on it. It had a PTO on the flywheel, and 2nd water pump and antifreeze in the cooling jacket so looks like in its 2nd life was FWC.
Next steps are to pressure test the cooling side, and then see if it turns over, and do a compression check and ultimately maybe see if it runs. Winter project.
I put a couple hours on my A4 this weekend with zero problems...just trying to plan ahead.
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