SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: AA/Paul on January 10, 2008, 10:33:38 AM
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Found jet boat with one in it..he thinks for 1500 ready to hit the water.
I'm not up on Ford stuff. What do I look for?? What #'s, where? Help.
sell motor= boat for free? What are they worth?
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Found jet boat with one in it..he thinks for 1500 ready to hit the water.
I'm not up on Ford stuff. What do I look for?? What #'s, where? Help.
sell motor= boat for free? What are they worth?
The factory 429 CJ/SCJ engine will have ALL of the following casting numbers:
- Cylinder heads: D0OE-R. This number is located on the OUTSIDE of the head, along the valve cover mounting rail and between the 3rd and 4th exhaust ports. Any other casting number is NOT a Cobra Jet head of any kind
- Block: D0VE-A. This number is located on the side of the cylinder block, behind the mounted starter motor and reads vertically. Bring rags and a flashight. Any other casting number is NOT a Cobra Jet (99.8% unlikely).
- Intake manifold: D0OE-9425-C. This number is right along side the carburetor mounting pad. PLEASE NOTE: Virtually all Ford 460 marine engines came with the factory iron 429CJ intake manifold casting; therefore in no way does a 429 CJ intake by itself identify a Cobra Jet engine.
LO
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Awesome thanx Lakes!!! It's a huge help. ;D
I love this site!!!!!!!!! Thanx Brad!!! O0
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AA/Paul,
You're welcome. Post the numbers that you find. Also, if the engine turns out to be what the owner claims, then I might know somebody in Coloroado Springs who could be interested.
LO
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Ok ... Finally got over to look at it. Flipping 5degrees out side!!!
Hull unknown,2 saddle tanks,Thru transom exhaust, partial engine cover, half sanded, looks like it's sat outside for a couple years,Jacuzzi, jet drive,
Motor heads are D3VE - A2A , no way ta see the block#s with out doing some serious disassembily. ???
Guys story on the boat varied, I think it's a no go. :-\
Thanx everyone for the help!!! O0
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Motor heads are D3VE - A2A , no way ta see the block#s with out doing some serious disassembily. ???
Guys story on the boat varied, I think it's a no go. :-\
Thanx everyone for the help!!! O0
D3VE's are the most common production head of the carbuetted 429/460 engines. Most all of them came with cavernous dished pistons beneath them and had a measely 7.9:1 c/r, which I'll bet the above engine has...it's a dime-a-dozen 460, not a CJ engine. But being that it's in a boat, it may very well have the D0OE-9425-C iron CJ intake manifold if it is indeed the original issue 460 marine engine.
I cannot locate an SCJ vs. D3VE picture, but here is an SCJ vs. BBC 820 picture (the BBC 820 ports are about the same size as the D3VE ports):
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotboatpics.com%2Fpics%2Fdata%2F500%2F5657SCJ_vs_820.jpg&hash=8711ae9d7292f71cec25be9c042bf50e04fb4a76)
LO
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The boat I looked at has this hull.
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Bahner
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Are they worth getting? Boats kinda ruff needs complete resto. What would be a steal $.
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Are they worth getting? Boats kinda ruff needs complete resto. What would be a steal $.
Free $
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Are they worth getting? Boats kinda ruff needs complete resto. What would be a steal $.
I've bought more than 10 in the last year, $800 - $1200 for a runner, only if it has a Berkeley pump, would be a typical "steal" price. If it has anything other than a Berkeley pump, $300 - $700.
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Thanx for the imput!!