Thx Ray,
The only thing salvageable are donor parts ..... The hull is shot. The block is toast as well. There are a set of Hardin marine logs for a 455....... Possibly the gauges...... Not sure about fuel tanks yet.....helm....etc. BIL not interested in it,
Trailer:
It's a 2 axel Trl front hubs are burnt and frozen. He is going to check to see how much to RR the running gear on it,( depending on the overall road worthiness of it) either fix it and sell it or maybe convert it to a utility Trl for himself......or, keep everything that may be useful and scrap the rest.
So far as the pump, he said the impeller spins freely and old owner said it worked fine b4 the motor got smoked.
I figured to pull it and maybe sell it cheap or possibly donate it to someone looking for a JC. If not, it's aluminum and in Oregon they like to recycle so he may get a few bucks for it.
Like you observed, I only bought it for the diverter basically. It will be nice to have on my boat for this summer!