PROTOTYPE28

I have my 1986 Cigarette Café sold, but the buyers credit union is wanting the serial numbers off the motors. The boat originally came with 454's. There are no serial number on the current motors. The motors currently are ZZ502 motors that have been rebuilt several times. The casting numbers on both blocks are 10237300. The credit union state they must have the serial numbers off the motors. Can anyone provide any incite to what credit union or bank that would not need the serial numbers?? Thanks again for your help!

Darin

Unlimited jd

iTrader: (5)

Read between the lines.... Is the credit union coming to verify and inspect??

PROTOTYPE28

They are not coming to inspect. But I would like to get give them the right amount of digits for the serial number.

Lee

iTrader: (4)

Just use casting number followed by the casting date for each engine............unless they are the same dates, which I doubt.

AllDodge

iTrader: (1)

I think this comes from outboards more then inboards, but that said you cannot give what you don't have. Being a CU they probably haven't dealt with this before. I would just be straight with them and provide any info that is available, and not make something up that isn't there. Push the requirement higher up their chain of commend. Most folks getting the info are just worker bees with boxes to fill in

PROTOTYPE28

The casting numbers on both blocks are 10237300. The credit unions want a unique identifier for each motor, hence why they want a serial number. I just called JEGS and asked them if I bought a new ZZ502 would they provide a serial number with each motor and the response was NO. And they do not even give a MSO number. The guy was stumped on the phone as well on how to handle this situation.

Unlimited jd

iTrader: (5)

The boat I finished a deal on yesterday had 2 letters and 5 numbers 7 digits total

f_inscreenname

Do you have the tags off the old motors. Usually just a little metal plate around the DIst or the Carb or tacked to the block around the starter. I have Mercury (mercuriser) tag on a wall from a SBC. This block is from the 80's but the serial number is 3600799. No letters at all.

AllDodge

iTrader: (1)

86 454's serial number range is 0A631894 THRU 0B785148

http://www.mercruiserparts.com/454-m...-v-8-1986-1988

speicher lane

The CU wants the serial numbers as if it had production Merc Power (where each engine has a Merc identified serial number to each specific engine) in case the buyer defaults, the CU can seize the boat and engines complete without having to prove those engine are the power plants borrowed against at time of purchase.

Giving a fictitious serial number can lead you into possible legal issue down the road.. have the CU come up with an appropriate engine identifier they want to use on on your "custom" built engines