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Thoughts on a 500 EFI with no Serial #
Hey guys heres the situation I found a 2007 Nordic Rage with a nice 500 EFI only 135 hours on it only thing is it doesn't have a serial # on the motor itself. Boat has one, trailer has one, Drive has one, motor doesn't. Mercury said its supposed to be on a tag above the starter or on top of the intake or spark arrestor. The tech said it could be they installed a long block and that would explain the missing serial #. Its matted to a Bravo 1 so they couldn't trace the motor as its not the original setup. I put two video's of the motor running it looks and sounds legit. My concerns are would the missing serial # deter anyone from buying the boat and what kind of price range should it be in since it has no serial #. I am a little iffy but its a good deal.
http://youtu.be/I6KM33J4HFA |
Scan the ECM to verify the hours.
It could be that the engine was replaced with a Merc longblock reman. Call Nordic with the HIN. |
Did this boat come from Texas originally? If this is the boat I think it is I have the info on the history.. Give me a call tomorrow at the shop.
Bob Lloyd Full Throttle Marine 8306935591
Originally Posted by bikercrze1
(Post 3997665)
Hey guys heres the situation I found a 2007 Nordic Rage with a nice 500 EFI only 135 hours on it only thing is it doesn't have a serial # on the motor itself. Boat has one, trailer has one, Drive has one, motor doesn't. Mercury said its supposed to be on a tag above the starter or on top of the intake or spark arrestor. The tech said it could be they installed a long block and that would explain the missing serial #. Its matted to a Bravo 1 so they couldn't trace the motor as its not the original setup. I put two video's of the motor running it looks and sounds legit. My concerns are would the missing serial # deter anyone from buying the boat and what kind of price range should it be in since it has no serial #. I am a little iffy but its a good deal.
http://youtu.be/I6KM33J4HFA |
it should still have the serial number,are there 2 rivet holes directly above the starter boss where the tag may have been?probably wouldn't get too excited if its not there,just make sure you do a mechanical inspection,well worth the money
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Originally Posted by Griff
(Post 3997678)
Scan the ECM to verify the hours.
It could be that the engine was replaced with a Merc longblock reman. Call Nordic with the HIN. |
Originally Posted by bobl
(Post 3997688)
Did this boat come from Texas originally? If this is the boat I think it is I have the info on the history.. Give me a call tomorrow at the shop.
Bob Lloyd Full Throttle Marine 8306935591 |
[QUOTE=Wobble;3997713]will the scan produce an engine serial number? just wondering[/QUOT
yes the pcm will have the oe ESN.. |
Originally Posted by Griff
(Post 3997678)
Scan the ECM to verify the hours.
It could be that the engine was replaced with a Merc longblock reman. Call Nordic with the HIN. |
The boat I'm thinking of was sold as a bare hull to a guy in Texas. He bought the power and had it installed (by me). He only kept it about a year and sold it to someone on the west coast. Seems like I remember him putting a high end sound system in it. Call me. I'm pretty sure this is the boat since you could not get a 500 EFI in 2007.
Bob |
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