Hi
I'm new as a member but have been lurking and learning from everyone here for quite sometime. For the education so far, and the help you all have unknowingly already provided me, I thank you.
I seem to find myself in a predicament. The mercruiser 260 in my new-to-me Sea Ray Sundancer 260 has a serial number on it that seems to come up as unknown when I use it to search for parts. The number is 5635304. I thought i'd recorded it incorrectly but i've triple checked it and have also found it in two spots on the engine. There is another sticker on the engine labeled "sterndrive" or "outdrive" with the number 5564294. There is also a gold aluminum tag on the carb with a different ser. number on it that I don't have in front of me now. I have removed the outdrive and have the engine out and on a stand. I've ordered Mercruiser shop manuals for the 260 in my ser. number range(hope I didn't throw money away on the wrong ones).
My problem lies in that when looking at the engine diagrams on marineengine.com for the 260 GM that has a serial number range that my serial number falls within, the diagrams are not wholly accurate. Some specific differences are the flywheel cover on my motor is one part, however, in the diagram it is two parts. If I look at the diagrams for the 260 MIE GM V-8 for the years 1981-86 the flywheel cover is more accurate(engine mounts still don't show on it) in the diagram but there are other differences. The engine is clearly labeled 260. It appears to be an original sticker but I could be mistaken and a PO could have relabeled it.
Am I missing something? Can anyone help ID my engine so I can order appropriate parts(rear oil seal is leaking and I may replace bearings if they are worn). How can I check the ser. number for the sterndrive? I believe it to be an MC-1 but that is going off of the sticker on the ENGINE labeled "sterndrive". Where will I find a serial number on the sterndrive itself? There are no stickers on the drive. Apologies for the long post and thanks in advance for the help.
I'm new as a member but have been lurking and learning from everyone here for quite sometime. For the education so far, and the help you all have unknowingly already provided me, I thank you.
I seem to find myself in a predicament. The mercruiser 260 in my new-to-me Sea Ray Sundancer 260 has a serial number on it that seems to come up as unknown when I use it to search for parts. The number is 5635304. I thought i'd recorded it incorrectly but i've triple checked it and have also found it in two spots on the engine. There is another sticker on the engine labeled "sterndrive" or "outdrive" with the number 5564294. There is also a gold aluminum tag on the carb with a different ser. number on it that I don't have in front of me now. I have removed the outdrive and have the engine out and on a stand. I've ordered Mercruiser shop manuals for the 260 in my ser. number range(hope I didn't throw money away on the wrong ones).
My problem lies in that when looking at the engine diagrams on marineengine.com for the 260 GM that has a serial number range that my serial number falls within, the diagrams are not wholly accurate. Some specific differences are the flywheel cover on my motor is one part, however, in the diagram it is two parts. If I look at the diagrams for the 260 MIE GM V-8 for the years 1981-86 the flywheel cover is more accurate(engine mounts still don't show on it) in the diagram but there are other differences. The engine is clearly labeled 260. It appears to be an original sticker but I could be mistaken and a PO could have relabeled it.
Am I missing something? Can anyone help ID my engine so I can order appropriate parts(rear oil seal is leaking and I may replace bearings if they are worn). How can I check the ser. number for the sterndrive? I believe it to be an MC-1 but that is going off of the sticker on the ENGINE labeled "sterndrive". Where will I find a serial number on the sterndrive itself? There are no stickers on the drive. Apologies for the long post and thanks in advance for the help.
