502 Maintenance
 

I just had an engine failure with my old boat and I want to be diligent with the Formula, 95 271 502 b3

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ssue-long.html

The boat runs perfect and is spotless and if I believe the dude I bought it from, it was well looked after.

It has 500 hours and I don't have service records.
Are these things prone to valve spring failures like some of the high output big blocks.
Any other age/hour specific issues I should be aware of.
I' m would rather do maintemance to prevent failures than fix
failures, as most of us would.
Fill me in guys.

My poor old boat, had it out for a sea trial with a buyer and his wife[usually the decison maker] and they loved it, on the way back to the dock, stopped and opened the hatch and it had blown the dipstick up and pucked a bunch of oil in the bilge. Did a compression test last night and found plug with no electrode and zero psi in # 4.

Oh well, such is life

Bummer on the "old" boat. As for the 502, I am not aware of any quirks. I had one in an 87 Sleekcraft and it was a solid motor. Just do the regular maintenance, oil, plugs, wires, water pump, winterize, etc.

not sure if its the same as my 93 502, the fuel pump is on the impeller, there is gear lube that needs to be changed in there at least once a year, in fact I need to do mine. ask me how I know this :lolhit:not a cheap fix

you mean the seawater pump or engine.
i'll need to check setup on mine.
new to me boat so i haven't crasped everything yet

i assume you mean seawater pump??

Correct