engiine brand question-gctid358125

[Guest]

OK I have 'US Marine' Engines but never seem to be able to pull parts up on my google searches.

Am I a Chrysler? Mercruiser?

I even found a place to enter the serial # of the engine and returned no results

they are 454's

[bhawes]

US Marine is a rebuilder that offers almost any brand that you can think of. If you email them the serial #, they should be able to answer your questions. The color of the engine may also be a key. What drive do you have on it? The engine will usually be of the same manufacturer.

[Guest]

it is a v drive. 1989 454.

[2850Bounty]

Joe, Bayliner was using OMC during this year and OMC was big into the 460 Fords back then. Was the 1989 3485 Avanti using any BB Fords by chance?

Not sure about I/B's with V-drives nor Marine Power w/ BB Fords, however.

Can you post photos of your engines?

[Guest]

If it's a 454 it's a BB GM motor.......

[Guest]

from my Survey

Two US Marine Inboard Gasoline, V-8 Naturally aspirated 454 CID.

I'll poke araound my laptop and see if i have any engine pics

[Guest]

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[Chief_Alen]

bbc note the position of the dist.

In my humble opinion one of the finest engines to come off the assembly line stock.

Will be shortly ordering one and installing on a friends boat.

[2850Bounty]

Yep, pretty standard looking BBC with what appears to be a Q-jet and Prestolite ignition distributor.

The Marine Power unique items may be the CC System T-stat housing configuration and the exhaust manifolds.

Other than those immediate items, much of what you may need should be pretty much industry standard.

[yachtman]

Rick he called them US marine not marine power.

Having said that his thermostat housing , mounting of the fuel pump and the throttle cable mount looks identical to mine which are marine power engine so maybe that is what he has.

Marine power engines of that period are not the same as those of today. A completely different company. I believe that perhaps the were struggling back then and the name may have been sold various times.

Now my engines were made by marine power but were really chriscraft engines.

Do your engines have cast iron oil pans? If so the are the chriscraft engines. If that is the case go here for parts

http://www.chris-craft-parts.com/

Even if you don't have a cast iron pan they still maybe I chriscraft engines.

[2850Bounty]

yachtman wrote:
Rick he called them US marine not marine power.

Ooops, My Bad, but same applies as per my comment...... Yes/no?

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[yachtman]

2850Bounty wrote:
Ooops, My Bad, but same applies as per my comment...... Yes/no?

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Yes the same applies but I just couldnt pass up an opportunity to correct the master. Hehehehe

[2850Bounty]

yachtman wrote:
Yes the same applies but I just couldnt pass up an opportunity to correct the master. Hehehehe

This is where I get mad and nasty, and call you names....., right? :kidding

[Guest]

bounty yes they are quadraject according to my dockmate that rebuilt one of them.

[Guest]

2850Bounty wrote:
Yep, pretty standard looking BBC with what appears to be a Q-jet and Prestolite ignition distributor.

The Marine Power unique items may be the CC System T-stat housing configuration and the exhaust manifolds.

Other than those immediate items, much of what you may need should be pretty much industry standard.

ok BBC = Big Block Chevy i assume? And CC = Chris Craft?