Fixing A Boat With A 454 Big Block Engine

You should get an award for that bolt removal

"I'm gonna need a bigger bar" - That deserves to be on a Farm Craft 101 T-shirt.... Keep up the good work John.... Always entertaining and educational...

That engine came back from almost death, the rebar wrench award definitely earned that one.

Duuuuuuude!!! The starter bolt removal… I would’ve lit that boat on fire right then!🤣🤣🤣 This is one of the most painful videos EVER! You, my friend, have the patience of a saint. Hats off to you…

New bolds, Starter, Coil, Distributor, sensor coil, working hours. You already know: BOAT = Bust Out Another Thousand. Your brother should give you a lifetime of free boat usage.

Oh my, You are a brother who deserves an endurance medal!

very few people are going to truly appreciate what you went through and accomplished here, well done.

I think you got a world record for pulling out that broken bolt. No one on planet earth has been that lucky. NO ONE.

An almost 2 hour long video from FarmCraft?! This is going to be a good weekend!

Been doing that for a living for a while (40 years) and personally shoot the two bolts at the back of the engine, the two or three for the engine mount, remove the exhaust rubbers and unplug the electrical then pull the darn thing. Oh and your starter is MISSING the support bracket that goes from the end of the starter where the solenoid wires hook to the block that keeps the starter from twisting and breaking the bolt. Be glad it had the small starter on it and not the big one we used to run ( twice the weight and size. Well done for going in blind John.

In the purest of forms, you are a true engineer! People like yourselves are sadly getting rarer and rarer. the depth of knowledge and experience, the curiosity of a child, the pursuit of solutions, the LOGIC of your discipline and the determination of that never say die attitude ensure you stand head and shoulders above 95% of others who have stood in your shoes! That is what raises you above so many of your contempories. What a brilliant outcome! Absolute respect!

When I saw how long this video was, I figured that I would watch it in bits and pieces. Once I started watching, I couldn’t quit watching until the end. Great video Jon. I assure you that I would have taken that boat to the lake, remove the drain plugs and watched it slowly sink to the bottom.

Gotta say, one of the best things I’ve seen on this channel so far is the drill as a hammer on a 2 foot bar

Great job! I am a Mercury certified tech. I’ll be honest, it was frustrating to watch some things, but super gratifying to see you succeed! A couple tips; -Put a timing light on the plug wires and leave it on there the whole time you’re diagnosing. -you can use a battery load tester through the engine and your battery to test you positive and negative cables. -pumping the control handle in throttle only position will activate the accelerator pump within the carb and shoot streams of fuel into the intake. I.E. - pump the handle 3-4 times, crank the engine for 3-5 seconds and repeat. All carb sterndrives have an accelerator pump. - trim the gear case down while running to straighten the u-joints in the transom assy. Due to how the boat is made, let’s talk about that piece you kept hitting your head on… That piece appears to end right over the top of the carb, so when it rains, water will run right off of that and on top of the carb, bad boat design…thanks engineers. Now to combat this issue, there is suppose to be a metal washer with a rubber seal on top of the motor cover that has all of the motor info on it. That washer usually disappears or erodes. Take the boat to the lake and put a load on it, then compression test again. And yes, we would have said it needs an engine, due to shop warranty issues, or a disclaimer would have to be signed.

Great job! You showed so much patience and tenacity. Your brother owes you big time. It was really enjoyable going along on this journey with you. Gave me a good chance to test my engine knowledge and troubleshooting ability with you doing the actual work. And I wasn’t the one hitting my head over and over and removing and replacing that starter over and over. Well done!

Farmcraft101 just keeps getting better... The amount of work that is put on each content is worth every single second I spend watching it. Keep up the good work...Sir John.

Who else loves this channel as much as I do?? This is by far one of the best channels on YouTube! The whole farm setting makes me feel like it's me working on my equipment. He doesn't have any crazy tools that most people wouldn't own, hands down one of the best channels on this platform. Oh and Mr Jon, that plate in the distributor is more than likely a tachometer. Like a wheel speed sensor or camshaft sensor in the newer engines?

I've had three boats, One outboard, one I/O and one inboard. Watching you struggle with limited access brought back some serious PTSD. 😱

What an amazing save. As soon as I saw those crusty cylinders I thought there is no way that'll run. Simply amazing work. You have so much patience and perseverance to fix stuff and film it at the save time. Farmcraft 101 is the best! 💪🏻👨🏻‍🌾✌🏻

I can’t understand why your brother put up with problems and let his boat sit and deteriorate for so long, when he has a brother like you. Very impressive to see you get past all those problems. Love your work.