Alex7
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- Feb 23, 2021
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- Boat Info
- 1977 Sea Ray 220 CC
EZ Loader Trailer (model CAIB4500?)
- Engines
- Mercruiser 898 (might need replacing)
SE106 Drive
A little background; I am doing some major surgery on my 1977 SeaRay. I removed the old Mercruiser 898 engine and put in a 2005 Mercruiser 5.0 MPI engine and a Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive.
I have been replacing some parts on the 5.0 engine and I have been able to find most parts easily with decent shipping (2 to 7 days). But once I got to a couple parts, it seems to be a different story. Engine/part info is below. Anywhere I look, the OEM flame arrestor number seems to be on back-order. The PartsVu website had the lowest price but it will not be available to ship out until sometime next month. Same thing for the Stud for the gimbal housing. They will not be shipped out for 3+ weeks. Are these just parts that don't get replaced often enough for the manufacturer to make more of?
I am going to start looking for a local boat yard that might have mercruiser engines laying around. But it was just a big eye opener when I came across this issue.
Does anyone have any ideas for me?
Mercruiser 5.0 MPI : 0M601683
Alpha 1 Gen 2 : Gimbal 0F571197 , Drive 0F498834
Part numbers:
flame arrestor - 863416T
stud - 16-56296
Thanks,
Alex
I have been replacing some parts on the 5.0 engine and I have been able to find most parts easily with decent shipping (2 to 7 days). But once I got to a couple parts, it seems to be a different story. Engine/part info is below. Anywhere I look, the OEM flame arrestor number seems to be on back-order. The PartsVu website had the lowest price but it will not be available to ship out until sometime next month. Same thing for the Stud for the gimbal housing. They will not be shipped out for 3+ weeks. Are these just parts that don't get replaced often enough for the manufacturer to make more of?
I am going to start looking for a local boat yard that might have mercruiser engines laying around. But it was just a big eye opener when I came across this issue.
Does anyone have any ideas for me?
Mercruiser 5.0 MPI : 0M601683
Alpha 1 Gen 2 : Gimbal 0F571197 , Drive 0F498834
Part numbers:
flame arrestor - 863416T
stud - 16-56296
Thanks,
Alex