Just a bit of info: You don't need the specialty tool. You can use a 1/2" [6sided] Ratchet-Alan. This is info from a Merc engine mechanic near me, and I also did it. Worked fine. Edit: He also told me he has broken those tools several times. And he has yet to break an alan or bolt. :-)
I’m glad I found this video. I thought maybe I could change an engine on an old boat but it looks to tough for me. You made it look easy but you won’t be here
I’m glad you liked the video. It is a big project. I hope this helped give you an idea of what you would need to do it and how you might do it if you try. Please let me know how it works out
Glad to see you did not use the dumb block of wood method removing the drive. 25 years as a boat mech and i cant say I saw anything done wrong here,, Nice wrk..
Yes. You need to remove outdrive in order to remove engine. And I recommend you buy a complete turn motor replacement or you’ll be doing this job again…that’s experience talking!! I pulled an old engine from my boat patched it up with new gaskets and starter and alternator and then did ran descale through engine passages. All for not…engine still overheated and likely blew a head gasket. It’s expensive but I recommend a complete turn key engine replacement. I had a tow truck come lift my engine out. Tow truck has to have a boom that goes high enough into air and is not connected to its under car carrying boom
I had to make my specialty tool. I Currently have engine ready to pull the see what my options are for a cracked block fix or swap or swap then fix. What's more important time or money? I say time however time goes well with a couple buddy's and so.e beers and some wrenching while trying something new.
About to replace my old 470 with a reman 470 Mercruiser in my boat so this is very helpful. Alpha 1 Gen 1, not sure the difference between the Gen 1 and 2?
I really enjoyed your video, can't speak to that enough. I have a 1994 Bayliner with a 454. Do I have to remove the outdrive to replace the engine? I did not see how you lifted the motor, any advice? Might it be better for me working outside to remove everything I can off motor to reduce weight or is it better to pull all to reassemble to a new motor? I bought boat at auction and it had 9 gallons of clear water in oil pan.
Great job! I am planning to get a 1977 Mercury Marquise. Engine: Mercruiser 4788052. The body of the boat looks impecable; however, the owner told the seal between the engine and the outside part might need to be replaced. Any ideas, suggestions on this, please? How advisable for me it is to buy something like this? I am a new comer and has zero knowledge on boats. Thank you!
For having zero knowledge on boats this is a very time consuming job that requires knowledge particular to each engine configuration. You are going to pay a mechanic good money to do this. So make sure you take that into consideration before making a purchase. It will probably be very costly to pay for this work. It will be a big project for you to learn and do yourself. Good luck. Boating is a great fun time, but definitely a costly one.
If be says that seal is bad I would be suspicious of transom rot. As Chef said it's expensive, a labor of love. I talked to reputable marine mechanic he quoted me at least $2500-$2700 to change engine coupler, pump, and lower unit oil. I have the original mercruiser manual, watched a few videos, and did it myself in a weekend. Saved about $2000. It's not hard but it is work, you'll probably need a friend to help. Hope this helps somebody. God bless.
I heard you mention that this is a Gen II Alpha 1. Why do you have an extra raw water pump? My understanding is the Gen II's can handle a full closed cooling system with just the outdrive pump and the engine circulating pump? I am looking at doing a project similar to this and planning on adding a heat exchanger to it.
Does your starter require a 90amp fuse for the solenoid? The battery was hooked up backwards on for my mercruiser 350 and it tripped the breaker on the motor, but there's no fuse on the solenoid and I think it trashed the starter.
People and manufacturers put them on some of them. It is not required but probably a good idea. Electrical with anything can be tricky and Cost a lot of money ruining things if hooked up wrong. I would advise you to follow what the manufacturer states is recommended for your particular engine.
Engine out about an hour Drive off about 20 min Transom assembly removal was around an hour Transom assembly install was probably another hour Engine install was around 1-1/2 hours to get it in and accessories attached Out drive reinstall was about 30 minutes We broke it up over a couple days after work
was focused on the starter portion. i have the same motor in an 86 larson delta cruiser. however i only got 1 bolt out and the inside bolt is real hard to reach. was trying to see if i can undo the 2 front motor mounts to lift an inch or 2 or not. not wantin to do this whole process. ugh
I have the same boat! I'm thinking of a 350 swap (with slightly higher compression/cams and bigger/better carb) down the road as almost everything bolts up (manifolds and water pumps etc) and its basically the same size verses the 454 big block. Just don't want to overpower the drive unit...
Yes you do. the drive shaft or "donkey dick" as they call it. (not a joke) is splined into the engine coupler bolted to the flex plate. so yes you do have to remove the drive also before removing the engine.
it really depends on you. I can have an entire engine out in 45min-1hour and maybe a couple hours putting it back in if I have everything I need, but that is most normally not the case. something breaks or something is no good and needs replaced, or you don't have a tool or part you need and it turns into days. plus if you have a job then ya got to go to work and it takes even longer. you just never know. circumstance permitting
@@ChefOutdoors I get that, spent two days last week hunting down the parts for my truck after advance sold me the wrong ones.. I'm really torn.. I have a chance to buy a 96 stingray 5.7;for 3k with a "new" motor two years ago but the boat is a mess, cluttered with crap.. or a 04 crownline with a 4.3 then tossed a rod but is clean as a whistle.. not crazy about doing a motor but at least with the crownline I know what I have.. 🤦
5200 huge mistake. Never be able to work on that again. 10,000 years from now all that will be left is a ring of 5200. The rest will be rusted and rotted away. But 5200 NEVER let's go. Throw those tunes of 5200 away!!
You have to remove the bell housing then unbolt the coupler from the fly wheel or “flex plate” as it sometimes called. Then there is a series of bolts holding the fly wheel to the crank.
Working on a boat that is worthless is a waste of time project. After it’s done, boat is worth less than the cost of parts and labor. So if someone bought a boat for $1, seller for a great deal lol.
you would have to replace a lot to make it work correctly. the transom assembly is different and would need to be changed, different shift system and different water cooling supply.. I mean you could remove an alpha drive and transom assembly and replace it with a bravo drive and transom assembly, but there is also a lot to it and the engine and drive would need to be configured to make it all work correctly.. can't just swap them.
@@ChefOutdoors I have Maxum 2300 sc 1999, inside was 5,7 car + alpha g2. I buy boat without engine and gear/transom. Just thinking now what put inside for small money
@@latrex gotcha.. it is quite the project.. alpha would definitely be a cheaper route. can't just put a car engine in either it has to have the right cam.. however the 5.7 EFI car engine was one of the only ones with the correct cam to do the job. sounds like your on the right track. let me know how it goes..
@@ChefOutdoors I produce boats in Latvia and sell engines, also have acces for rebuilded Mercruisers and new SEI gearcases. I want wrap boat in film, make new seats and cabin interior, paint bottom with antifouling
A lot😂 it was done on days off and after work. The time in and out if Everything is perfect could be done in a day. However it never goes that way. Missing parts, needing new parts. All kinds of obstacles. Like opening a can of worms. Once it’s apart you need to fix it all. Ended up being quite a few days total.
yeah I could have definitely done better. was defiantly a challenge to show it all in short time. we used a fork lift to pull it up. I will be doing another one again soon..
@@ChefOutdoors I got one you could do lol.. my transom housing I'd corroded away. I'll be pulling my engine out this winter.. 1986 Merc 260 .. woop woop!! Thank you for this awesome video
I never claimed to be smart. I might be up to quite a few hundred engines installed in flip flops or barefoot 😂 # Florida life … Two toes Tommy trained me😁
Yow supposedly make a video to show how too. And You definitely screwed up by not showing us how you did parts of your disassembly and assembly…..you left out some important parts for the rest of us to be able to learn from.
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Just a bit of info: You don't need the specialty tool. You can use a 1/2" [6sided] Ratchet-Alan. This is info from a Merc engine mechanic near me, and I also did it. Worked fine.
Edit: He also told me he has broken those tools several times. And he has yet to break an alan or bolt. :-)
I’m glad I found this video. I thought maybe I could change an engine on an old boat but it looks to tough for me. You made it look easy but you won’t be here
I’m glad you liked the video. It is a big project. I hope this helped give you an idea of what you would need to do it and how you might do it if you try. Please let me know how it works out
It's not that bad it's time and uncomfortable while unhooking water lines and wiring but really not as bad as you would think.
Lol, it sounded like you were putting a running engine back in the boat. That’s what I get for watching YT at 1 am. Thanks for the video.
Lol 😂 thank you
Thanks for taking the time to record this. It helped out a ton!
Thank you for watching
Glad to see you did not use the dumb block of wood method removing the drive. 25 years as a boat mech and i cant say I saw anything done wrong here,, Nice wrk..
Thank you 🙏. It was fun
executive chef and boat mechanic! Great job sir
Great documentation i documented for myself wishing i took the time to make a video like you guys did. Good job on both.
Thank you
That’s great help I’m doing restoration this summer 👍
Awesome 🙌 good luck with the project
Great video, guys. You really showed what to do..!
The next guy may curse you when he gets to deal with the 3M 5200... lol
For sure🤣 thank you for watching
Yes. You need to remove outdrive in order to remove engine. And I recommend you buy a complete turn motor replacement or you’ll be doing this job again…that’s experience talking!!
I pulled an old engine from my boat patched it up with new gaskets and starter and alternator and then did ran descale through engine passages. All for not…engine still overheated and likely blew a head gasket.
It’s expensive but I recommend a complete turn key engine replacement.
I had a tow truck come lift my engine out. Tow truck has to have a boom that goes high enough into air and is not connected to its under car carrying boom
I Liked the safety sandals been worn! Nice!
that tool is called a triple square. most German car mechanics have these. thanks for the video , going to tear out the 1987 Chris craft i just bought
Sounds like a fun project!! Thank you for watching. A triple square🤷♂️ learn something new every day
That special tool looks like its just a triple square
dropping a fresh 350 in my boat this weekend! hoping all goes smooth lol!!
Good luck🙌 fun times 😁
I had to make my specialty tool. I Currently have engine ready to pull the see what my options are for a cracked block fix or swap or swap then fix. What's more important time or money? I say time however time goes well with a couple buddy's and so.e beers and some wrenching while trying something new.
Good work. Your very talented!
Thank you
About to replace my old 470 with a reman 470 Mercruiser in my boat so this is very helpful. Alpha 1 Gen 1, not sure the difference between the Gen 1 and 2?
Great video fellas, very helpful and you made it seem easy peasy...... Thanks for the help😎😎😎😎
Thank you
BEST video ever - Great job Chef!
Wow, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Wow. Thanks man !!!!! Saved me MAD Bucks.........
man do i want steel toed boots after watching the engine going down
Great work love the content, keep up the great work!
Thank you. I really appreciate it
Great video. ("Footnote", Kingston ON)
Thank you
I really enjoyed your video, can't speak to that enough. I have a 1994 Bayliner with a 454. Do I have to remove the outdrive to replace the engine? I did not see how you lifted the motor, any advice? Might it be better for me working outside to remove everything I can off motor to reduce weight or is it better to pull all to reassemble to a new motor? I bought boat at auction and it had 9 gallons of clear water in oil pan.
Great job! I am planning to get a 1977 Mercury Marquise. Engine: Mercruiser 4788052. The body of the boat looks impecable; however, the owner told the seal between the engine and the outside part might need to be replaced. Any ideas, suggestions on this, please? How advisable for me it is to buy something like this? I am a new comer and has zero knowledge on boats. Thank you!
For having zero knowledge on boats this is a very time consuming job that requires knowledge particular to each engine configuration. You are going to pay a mechanic good money to do this. So make sure you take that into consideration before making a purchase. It will probably be very costly to pay for this work. It will be a big project for you to learn and do yourself. Good luck. Boating is a great fun time, but definitely a costly one.
If be says that seal is bad I would be suspicious of transom rot. As Chef said it's expensive, a labor of love. I talked to reputable marine mechanic he quoted me at least $2500-$2700 to change engine coupler, pump, and lower unit oil. I have the original mercruiser manual, watched a few videos, and did it myself in a weekend. Saved about $2000. It's not hard but it is work, you'll probably need a friend to help. Hope this helps somebody. God bless.
I heard you mention that this is a Gen II Alpha 1. Why do you have an extra raw water pump? My understanding is the Gen II's can handle a full closed cooling system with just the outdrive pump and the engine circulating pump? I am looking at doing a project similar to this and planning on adding a heat exchanger to it.
Great work!
Thank you
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😁 always🙌 thank you
Nice job!
Thank you
Great Job guys!!
great video guys! That engine looks great.
Does your starter require a 90amp fuse for the solenoid? The battery was hooked up backwards on for my mercruiser 350 and it tripped the breaker on the motor, but there's no fuse on the solenoid and I think it trashed the starter.
People and manufacturers put them on some of them. It is not required but probably a good idea. Electrical with anything can be tricky and
Cost a lot of money ruining things if hooked up wrong. I would advise you to follow what the manufacturer states is recommended for your particular engine.
hope ya put sealant inside the holes the bolts are in
for sure! thanks for adding great tips for others to see!
Thank you for your excellent video, very helpful!
Awesome video! How many hours did u guys spend on doing this job ? i´m about to do the exact same procedure this week..
Engine out about an hour
Drive off about 20 min
Transom assembly removal was around an hour
Transom assembly install was probably another hour
Engine install was around 1-1/2 hours to get it in and accessories attached
Out drive reinstall was about 30 minutes
We broke it up over a couple days after work
Sounds good. Now let's get some fish
For sure!! Time to get to it😁
Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤
should have put dielectric grease on them postive cables connection to the starter motor, so they wont rust up etc
agreed! great tip! thank you for sharing.
was focused on the starter portion. i have the same motor in an 86 larson delta cruiser. however i only got 1 bolt out and the inside bolt is real hard to reach. was trying to see if i can undo the 2 front motor mounts to lift an inch or 2 or not. not wantin to do this whole process. ugh
Editing makes it look soooo easy, LOL
for sure! lots of video to chop down.. its not too bad once you do a couple. practice makes perfect.
Why didn't you change the gamble bearing and boot
it all looked good at the time! so we didn't, but we are doing some work to it now and I am going to change them in a new video very soon.
I have a 1993 Crownline 193 br 19 ft speed boat it has a 5.0 L engine in it now with a cracked block will a 454 7.4 engine fit in my boat?
It won’t be a direct drop in replacement. Make sure your outdrive can handle a bbc
Every boat is different I do not know. Good luck with the project
I have the same boat! I'm thinking of a 350 swap (with slightly higher compression/cams and bigger/better carb) down the road as almost everything bolts up (manifolds and water pumps etc) and its basically the same size verses the 454 big block. Just don't want to overpower the drive unit...
Great job sir. Do you have to take the outdrive off if you are only swapping out the engine? I gotta put a new 350 in my dads trophy. Thanks
Yes you do. the drive shaft or "donkey dick" as they call it. (not a joke) is splined into the engine coupler bolted to the flex plate. so yes you do have to remove the drive also before removing the engine.
@@ChefOutdoors great thank you for replying sir. Cheers!
thanks for watching!
Wondering about how long it takes? I have a 4.3 I'm thinking about replacing.
it really depends on you. I can have an entire engine out in 45min-1hour and maybe a couple hours putting it back in if I have everything I need, but that is most normally not the case. something breaks or something is no good and needs replaced, or you don't have a tool or part you need and it turns into days. plus if you have a job then ya got to go to work and it takes even longer. you just never know. circumstance permitting
@@ChefOutdoors I get that, spent two days last week hunting down the parts for my truck after advance sold me the wrong ones.. I'm really torn.. I have a chance to buy a 96 stingray 5.7;for 3k with a "new" motor two years ago but the boat is a mess, cluttered with crap.. or a 04 crownline with a 4.3 then tossed a rod but is clean as a whistle.. not crazy about doing a motor but at least with the crownline I know what I have.. 🤦
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Can I get the engine out without messing with the out drive?
No. You have to pull the splines out of the coupler. So you have to remove the drive to do that
You guys look familiar... 😂
I am a familiar looking fellow😁
How much would it cost to remove a 3.0 volvo penta engine and put a 4.3 mercury engine in
all depends on who does the work and what has to be modified to make it work, drives, transom assembly, etc. not a cheap job
The best
I have alpha 1 gen 1 outdrive, can I change it to bravo outdrive? Thank you
not without changing the transom assembly
I have Gen 2 outdrives would love to do the same
5200 huge mistake. Never be able to work on that again. 10,000 years from now all that will be left is a ring of 5200. The rest will be rusted and rotted away. But 5200 NEVER let's go. Throw those tunes of 5200 away!!
Tough stuff for sure 😂
What sealant are you supposed to use if not 5200?
How do you disconnect the engine from flywheel?
You have to remove the bell housing then unbolt the coupler from the fly wheel or “flex plate” as it sometimes called. Then there is a series of bolts holding the fly wheel to the crank.
what did you use to pull the engine out?
23:40 must be a forklift.
yes a for lift for this one. sometimes I use an A-frame with a chain fall also
Working on a boat that is worthless is a waste of time project. After it’s done, boat is worth less than the cost of parts and labor. So if someone bought a boat for $1, seller for a great deal lol.
Bravo fit on Alpha transom?
you would have to replace a lot to make it work correctly. the transom assembly is different and would need to be changed, different shift system and different water cooling supply.. I mean you could remove an alpha drive and transom assembly and replace it with a bravo drive and transom assembly, but there is also a lot to it and the engine and drive would need to be configured to make it all work correctly.. can't just swap them.
@@ChefOutdoors I have Maxum 2300 sc 1999, inside was 5,7 car + alpha g2. I buy boat without engine and gear/transom. Just thinking now what put inside for small money
@@latrex gotcha.. it is quite the project.. alpha would definitely be a cheaper route. can't just put a car engine in either it has to have the right cam.. however the 5.7 EFI car engine was one of the only ones with the correct cam to do the job. sounds like your on the right track. let me know how it goes..
@@ChefOutdoors I produce boats in Latvia and sell engines, also have acces for rebuilded Mercruisers and new SEI gearcases. I want wrap boat in film, make new seats and cabin interior, paint bottom with antifouling
How long did it take y'all to do this job?
a couple hours after work for a few days. probably could do it in a couple days full time if you have the time
What was the total hours spent?
A lot😂 it was done on days off and after work. The time in and out if Everything is perfect could be done in a day. However it never goes that way. Missing parts, needing new parts. All kinds of obstacles. Like opening a can of worms. Once it’s apart you need to fix it all. Ended up being quite a few days total.
It might be called a specialty tool since you said it 40 times lol
😂😁 yeah 😏
U missed the point of the video - how you pulled the engine
yeah I could have definitely done better. was defiantly a challenge to show it all in short time. we used a fork lift to pull it up. I will be doing another one again soon..
@@ChefOutdoors I got one you could do lol.. my transom housing I'd corroded away. I'll be pulling my engine out this winter.. 1986 Merc 260 .. woop woop!!
Thank you for this awesome video
@@ghostnumber717 thank you!! let me know how it goes
Background music name??
not sure. something UA-cam provided..
You are installing a 700 lb engine with flip flops on. Not a wise move
I never claimed to be smart. I might be up to quite a few hundred engines installed in flip flops or barefoot 😂 # Florida life … Two toes Tommy trained me😁
You cut the actual engine pull 😞
yeah it wasn't very good footage. just up and out for the most part
Yow supposedly make a video to show how too.
And You definitely screwed up by not showing us how you did parts of your disassembly and assembly…..you left out some important parts for the rest of us to be able to learn from.
5/8 is not the same as a 15mm
You forgot to tight/ seal the shift cable Bello end....oops😱