New starter | which to get??

Spotrep wrote: Also is there anything I should do to the motor while it’s out?

Pulled the motor all the way out. Didn’t seem like much more trouble and having space to work is always nice. I’ll say though working on the boats is so much easier than working on cars, especially late model cars.

Drained the oil once I got it out. The oil is very thin but not too dirty. I think that there may be fuel in it. It’s my understanding that water won’t mix very well with the oil. Is this correct? Could I confuse fuel in the oil with water?

Also is there anything I should do to the motor while it’s out?

You only have to get the front of the engine an inch or 2 up and have some blocking under the oil pan or harmonic balancer to let you unbolt the front mounts and get good access to the front plugs.

Great idea Keno! I’ll give this a try!

I have indeed! There seems to be a slight amount of bend in the plates that were causing the bolts to bind slightly. I found that if I start them all with only 1-2 threads I had enough clearance otherwise I couldn’t access the holes without cross threading.

However- and I’m ashamed to admit- I found some freeze/casting/frost/etc. plugs in the bilge.. we had a cold Texas evening.. and I didn’t winterize.

I have to pull the motor in order to access the plug holes so I can drive new ones in. I’m praying that the block is okay. I’m gonna check the oil for water first thing.

Spotrep wrote: Sidenote: At what point do I just need to create a new thread for this project?

Or you could just shrug your shoulders and say I got a "good damper at a good price" and make sure you know where to cut it so you don't have to buy another one. 

Gary S wrote: So your alright putting in a Chinese sourced drive plate? To each his own.

I followed up with Fred Warner as the listing did seem possibly inconsistent… this was their reply:

“These are manufactured by HGE and their part number is 4K2C. We used to get these through Alto (DA-106) but their quality was sliding, and the price was about three times higher. So we had them made by HGE for us. The picture is likely still the old one. Looking closely I do see it still says Sachs on it! I'll get the photo updated. The new ones looks identical but the metal is jslightly darker.

Thank you,
Fredwarner Marine
Sales & Support”

Brazil and Germany have always had a good working relationship. 

Gary S wrote: I saw that one Ken but it scared me off since the description never mentioned Sachs or Alto. I'm concerned they used a generic picture. Here is the verbiage- HGE 4K2C Marine Drive Plate GM Chevy 305 350 26 Spline Velvet Drive 1004-650-006   In the description it says made in China  Here is the other listing,the one I bought- ALTO DAMPER PLATE DA-106 *NEW* It came in a Sachs box.... Made in America......Brazil in this instance

So your alright putting in a Chinese sourced drive plate? To each his own.

 from the looks of that picture with all that rust.....I'd definitely replace it. 

I didn't buy one of these but I stumbled onto it on EBAY a few minutes ago, just cause I wanted to see if I could find a better price than Gary 

What would I do with y’all?!

Thanks a bunch guys