Hi guys, if i knew the existance of this forum i wouldn't be scratching my head right now wondering what i should do. here's the thing. i bought a peterborough indy 1988 with a 460 ford in it a couple months ago. first day i tried it, bunch of things happened. first after only 1hour on the water both came apart. bring it back to the dock and try to fix it the best i could. an hour after, i couldn't hit the max top speed and smoke was cominf off the engine a couple days after, i found out that the cam pin broke, all the lifters were jacked and a melted piston on cylinder 2. now i got all the engine rebuilt from the crank to the heads. seller paid half with me.
i also got a brand new feet on it.
what would you guys do? keep it or sell it? i dont really now anything about those engine, but from what i've been reading from the past few weeks tells me that i should get rid of it!
let me know your suggestion!
thank you

Ford and OMC can be a tough mix glad mine is gone. Hard to find any Ford parts and omc marine

Turn it if you can.
Spent the better part of 20 years working on my parents OMC cobra/Chevy 350. All kinds of shifting and rigging issues, I still have nightmares.

+2 Brother and sister-in -law have one and so did i and it was one thing after another . Spent all last week end working on in laws . I think i'll get my scuba tank jammed so i can ride it to the bottom .

+1 Get out while You can.

Hopefully ill be able to find an omc lover.
yes.. Shifting problem , i also noticed that. Its hard to put it in reverse sometimes. That makes me look pretty stupid in a marina trying to dock it hehe
But thanks a lot guys for your replies!

Welcome to OSO. An Boating. Artie

In all honesty , from what i have seen , the 460 KING Cobra was a good package . I have never heard of a KING Cobra failing . A good friend had this package in a Chriscraft and ran it for years with no problems . I had the plain Cobra drive problem child . I cured it by installing a KING Cobra lower with a nosecone .

That 460 ford's a bada$$ motor. Had a jet boat with it. But if You blow a drive. Hard to find parts. An if You spend time an money on props. Well just saying. Artie

Hi,
I have a 88 Indy with a 460 king cobra for some years. I never had a problem with the engine. What propeller are you using?, what pitch? What is your rpm to full throttle?