Distributor Gear Failure on 454 Mag EFI
10-04-2017, 06:35 PM
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It's a hard read, so I just threw something that has happened against the wall. 
10-04-2017, 06:36 PM
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10-05-2017, 01:13 AM
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ok, this is outdrive boat, correct? you need the pan essentially off to get timing cover off. if you have a car cherry picker, you can get it up enough to get pan, timing cover, and rotate motor till cam comes out. but if this is the hard cam gear, chances are cam is ok. just eats every dist gear that is softer. what gen motor? might be able to shine flashlight down distrib hole and crank motor to check if gear is ok, and turning. but if pin breaks, it retards cam 4 to 6 extra degrees, till the bolts let go.
10-05-2017, 04:18 AM
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ok, this is outdrive boat, correct? you need the pan essentially off to get timing cover off. if you have a car cherry picker, you can get it up enough to get pan, timing cover, and rotate motor till cam comes out. but if this is the hard cam gear, chances are cam is ok. just eats every dist gear that is softer. what gen motor? might be able to shine flashlight down distrib hole and crank motor to check if gear is ok, and turning. but if pin breaks, it retards cam 4 to 6 extra degrees, till the bolts let go.
10-05-2017, 06:12 AM
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Ok, looked at pics of your boat. You will have a very hard time lifting that motor yourself. Weight for block-heads-intake is about 700 lbs. 900 with trans still attached. Engine is dead center in the boat. You need a boom truck to lift engine AND you need to replace or repair the 1 prop you used as a depthfinder. Props are not very good depthfinders. This boat has to come out of the water at a marina that can lift the engine out for you.
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10-05-2017, 06:33 AM
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Ok, looked at pics of your boat. You will have a very hard time lifting that motor yourself. Weight for block-heads-intake is about 700 lbs. 900 with trans still attached. Engine is dead center in the boat. You need a boom truck to lift engine AND you need to replace or repair the 1 prop you used as a depthfinder. Props are not very good depthfinders. This boat has to come out of the water at a marina that can lift the engine out for you.
10-05-2017, 06:40 AM
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Start looking for people who can repair that prop now. You don't need to pull the boat, send prop off, repair engine, and still be waiting for the prop to be done...
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10-05-2017, 06:03 PM
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