[C38] Any advice?

[Michelle]

We have been in the process of a full restoration of #110 Dulcinea since purchasing her in September 2013. All systems have been replaced. When we tacked the engine, we decided to go with a full rebuild of the original 5424 instead replacing with a new one. Bill's Marine (Bill Ingle) did a fantastic job here in the SF bay for a fraction of the cost of a new engine and install. We replaced all the fittings, filters, wiring, gushed and also pulled the old metal gas can, glassed in a new cradle and put in a smaller 24 gal Moeller poly tank. She's good as new (in fact <20 hours) and will last us another 30 years.













:)
MD

Michelle Diaz, BSN, RN
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> On Jun 23, 2015, at 22:12, Patrick Harpole <1derful at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Pictures would be helpful
> Thanks
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Max soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Patrick,
>> I just installed a 40hp Yanmar 3JH4E. 
>> Same height and and width, but 2" shorter and 40 pounds lighter than the old universal 5424. 
>> The muffler and exhaust hose also had to be replaced for a 3" diameter and I also moved the engine 2" forward..
>> At the end,  the waterline on the stern raised 3/4"..
>> The engine bed had to be raised a little bit on the front, but that will have to be made for any new engine, because of the weird three mount configuration of the original Universal 5424..
>> 
>> This was the only choice that I had here in Costa Rica, but a 35hp Betamarine, or Universal seems like a good choice...  Both use the same Kubota block, and are way lighter and smaller than our current engines.. That will add for more space on the sides for maintenance....
>> 
>> If you need some pics, just ask..
>> 
>> Hope this helps!
>> 
>> Max Soto A.
>> +506-8312-1367
>> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>> 
>>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 14:59, 1derful at comcast.net wrote:
>>> 
>>> My Universal engine overheated.  Marine mechanic doesn't know if it is the head gasket, the head or the block.
>>> Expensive in labor to replace head gasket.  If it ends up being the head they can try and fix it but I still have a 30 year old engine.
>>>  
>>> I am thinking of replacing engine. 
>>>  
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>  
>>> Patrick
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> MD
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