06 Tige 22v engine removal

[shawnv111]

Hello all

I am new to this forum and I gotta say there is alot of good info and helpful people on here. So I just bought a Tige 22v and it looks like the guy let saltwater sit in the engine compartment all the time. I need to pull the motor out and clean up all the rust, replace mounts, and service any other problems i may find in there. Does anybody have any info on engine removal/install, tips or any manuals that might help me along the way? Any help would be apreciated.

Thanks

[TeamAllen]

Welcome to the site! I don't have anything to help you, but I'm sure someone will have some suggestions/advice.
Where are you located? Post up a few pics of the damage and your new boat when you get a chance.

[Ruger761]

Welcome. I cant say I have pulled one on a newer boat, but will say pulling is the easy part. Getting it back in especially if you are replacing mounts is the tricky part. You have to get the shaft alingment almost perfect or you will wear out the strut bearings or the bearings in the V-Drive. Post up some pics. We love seeing pics and project pics

[shawnv111]

I live in decatur AL and this is my first V-drive boat. I am an industrial maint mechanic and I have worked on a little of everything so I'm excited about getting this project underway.here are some pics.tige4.JPGtige1.jpgtige2.jpgtige3.jpg

[Ruger761]

Wow now I can see why you want to get it out and get it cheaned back up.

[kx250frider617]

Hahaha yep. That's just a tad worse than our tige. The problem I have is the drain plug isn't at the lowest part of the hull so the water sits in the bilge. We run it salt. Then when you get the boat all cleaned up and put away, the heat from the sun etc turns that water into condensation all over the engine and starts rusting everything. They key is to start spray wd-40 over everything while the parts are still new. Once it starts, it doesn't stop.

We had a older centurion that ran in salt too, however that engine compartment was spotless from day one. The tige was kind of like a lost cause. It was rusted and abused from a previous owner. Aka my uncle who didn't care about it hahaha.

So once you get it all re-done, stock up on wd-40 and just keep the engine compartment clean and dry.

[shawnv111]

I definatly want to get this boat restored to it's former glory, I live in north AL so when it's done it won't see any salt while I have it. But I will be taking care of it thats for sure. I will keep posting pics of the project from start to finish.

[duffymahoney]

Put a drain plug near the v-drive, that is where the water pools, simple fix. Good luck on this!

[shawnv111]

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[Ewok]

That's good looking progress, did you have to get new exhaust manifolds or were you able to clean up the old ones? Is it a closed cooling engine? If your keeping the old ones make sure the internal water flow areas are open and relatively free from rust. Once the cooling water stops flowing to the exhaust manifold and risers they can overheat and warp quickly, which can get water into the internals of the engine.

[IDBoating]

Wow, what a difference. Nice work! Can't wait to see the finished product.

[TeamAllen]

Is that the same engine? Amazing it cleaned up so well. Keep up the good work!

[boatwakes]

Nice use of the tree, that's solid. IF you're reusing the same manifolds and risers (please say you bought new) make sure there is NO PAINT on the mating surfaces for the riser elbows and that those mating surfaces are EVEN, like machined even and flat!!! If not, you'll be doing it again with a hydrolocked motor. Everything looks killer though. Keep the pictures coming.

[shawnv111]

Used the same exhaust, cleaned, checked for flatness, powdercoated and clean mating surfaces. Finished the boat last Thursday and water tested yesterday, it ran pretty good but there is a miss at wide open throttle. Plenty of power getting there but once it runs out it starts to miss a little. Back off the throttle a little and it smoothes out. I can live with it but would like to get it fixed. More pics coming.

[shawnv111]

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