my boat is at a shop and i have no concept of hours it takes for repairs. there was an overheat and the cylinders have to be repaired (honed and bored) as well as a couple pistons need to be replaced. what is the time that goes into doing this, as well as the time it takes to remove the engine and completely overhaul to make sure there aren't any other issues. it is a bombadeer from seado with a v6 mercury engine.
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think i'm being hosed
- Thread starter roughmat
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Most places don't do real rebuilds anymore. They just pull the engine and replace with an exchange short or long block. So the questions are how much for the rebuilt engine and how much for the labour to re and re (remove and replace) the engine. Most places can do the diagnosis, pull an engine and replace it in a few hours.
The 240 Sport Jet is basically an outboard power head. The sport jet applications have different
spline count on the crankshaft. Not sure but some 240s have integral heads and can not be rebuilt.
You can get an idea on costs by poking around outboard short block sites. Rebuilds and short blocks
are for sale. Get some prices, then you can tell if you are in the ball park. Labor is no big deal
on these. You have to work upside down, so it is not fun. Some one sharp with a good shop can do it
in 4 hrs. I am sure the blue book is closer to 8hrs. If they are charging you shop labor for a rebuild, tell them to price it with a rebuild or factory block. With your recently acquired price point on rebuilds, you will be able to tell if you are getting hosed. If so, bring it to any Mercury
outboard shop for repair. Good Luck!
spline count on the crankshaft. Not sure but some 240s have integral heads and can not be rebuilt.
You can get an idea on costs by poking around outboard short block sites. Rebuilds and short blocks
are for sale. Get some prices, then you can tell if you are in the ball park. Labor is no big deal
on these. You have to work upside down, so it is not fun. Some one sharp with a good shop can do it
in 4 hrs. I am sure the blue book is closer to 8hrs. If they are charging you shop labor for a rebuild, tell them to price it with a rebuild or factory block. With your recently acquired price point on rebuilds, you will be able to tell if you are getting hosed. If so, bring it to any Mercury
outboard shop for repair. Good Luck!