Well, after two years of working on her I finally took the "new boat" out for a test run.
I had a list of 70 items to repair, modify and or complete. I now have an additional six or seven, one of which is to fix what appears to be a leaking pan gasket. AD41B.
So I have two or three questions that I was hoping to get a little help with.
1. How do you pull the engine?
a. Do you unbolt the mounts from the block or do you take off the nuts from the mounts and lift?
b. All of the hoses, wires, etc are relatively easy to figure out but what is holding the engine to the transom shield?
c. When you have it all loose does it just pull forward and then up? What needs to be aligned when you are putting it back?
2. The pan gasket from Volvo is $105.00! Is this the only source or was there a Chevy gasket that fits the same pan?
3. Finally, any tips on what else to look for and or plan on replacing once I have the engine out and the pan off?
Thanks in advance, I know that a number of you have and can pull these engines in your sleep so I am hoping to avoid some pitfalls.
Peter