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CaptainJoe1955

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I have a 1987 OMC Model 985042 3.0L outdrive on my boat, and a 4 cylinder engine with the model number 302AMFTC on the valve cover. I believe it is a 1987 Cobra 3.0L engine. I have a cracked block.

Is the Cobra engine block manufactured by Ford Motor Company and is it interchangeable with the 3.0 Ranger or Taurus engine block? Anybody know? Thanks. [email protected]
 
nope.
The 3.0 181 cubic inch 4 was a Chevrolet/G.M. Industrial/Marine engine, still sold as a Vortec3000 I think through GM industrial and in Marine packages today.
It never appeared in any GM car or truck, although it is based on the 1962-1967 ChevyII 2.5L, and there was a 3.0 version used in some US postal mail vans in the late 60's.

It's basically a forklift and boat engine.

What's with the email? you don't get enough spam? :)

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Do you know if the newer Vortec engine block will bolt up to my drive? (A little foolish on my part on the email.) Thank you.
 
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yes, it will bolt up. You will need a different flywheel coupler and possibly starter if you use a post-1990 engine - they changed the crank and flywheel around 1990
 
So what you are saying, is basically, if I can find a pre-1980 Vortec 3000 engine in good shape, I can transfer the marine parts (intake, water jacket, etc) to it and it will bolt right in where the Cobra 3.0 hooked up without any modification? So if I can find a junk used vehilcle with that engine I am good to go? I don't supposed that the marine parts would hook up to a 2.5? Correct? Thanks
 
To hystat: I don't understand the meaning of your last post. Can you explain? I can't find anything in the guidelines about merely mentioning a junk vehicle:

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No Captain Joe...nothing wrong with your thread, Hy Stat just means go back up re-read his first reply....you will not find this engine in a junked vehicle (except a boat)
 
Oh! I see what you are saying now. I was hoping there may be an automotive block that would interchange. I had a Mercruiser I/O a few years back and when the engine went out I transferred all the marine parts to a 250 Chevrolet pickup engine and it worked fine. It was a lot cheaper than buying a marine engine. I was just hoping there was an auto/truck engine that would work the same way in this case. I guess that isn't the case. Thanks
 
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