Diving into my 1st A4 rebuild!

[wristwister]

Is this bad?



Yes, that's a chunk of connecting rod hanging out a hole blasted through the block! It's my daughter's Tartan 30.

So please stay tuned as I dive into my first A4 rebuild, barrage you all with stupid questions, and become Don Moyer's favorite customer. This engine's obviously unrebuildable, so I've already located another A4 to rebuild, picking it up this weekend.

First purchase: the service and overhaul manual.

Wish me luck!

[Hawkeye54]

Wrist, my only advice is to study the Moyer manual, take your time, and keep Ken's phone number close at hand.

Good luck going forward - I look forward to reading about your progress.


Rick

[Crazer]

I'll be watching with interest. I have a lot of affection for Tartan 30s...very handsome boats.

[wristwister]

Yup, I was thrilled when my daughter found a very sweet Tartan 30 for a very good price (priced low because we knew the engine was on it's last legs). I also own a Tartan 30, also A4 powered, and over the years I've really come to appreciate the design and build of that old tub. Definitely a boat worthy of putting some money and elbow grease into.

[sastanley]

Good thing Moyer is casting blocks! Hopefully you can break the motor down, not find any other issues, and just buy a new block and put it all back together (of course I'd recommend rebuilding anything like rings, valves, etc. that needs it while it is apart.)

[wristwister]

Shawn, I've located another A4 to rebuild, picking it up this weekend. My plan is to rebuild that, then take it down to my daughter's boat, swap it in, then bring her engine home and have a look at it. If there's a way to rebuild her engine, maybe I'll do that. Or maybe I'll just remove the good parts, hang onto them (or sell them), and send the holed block to the recycler.