383 HH Longevity

[aaudii5150]

We bought our 2007 23 LSV with the 383 HH last year and have put around 200 hours on it so far.... Looking for feedback from anyone with the same set up.... How many hours, any issues(unexpected repairs), maintenance you've done etc.....

By my math we're gonna have a ton of hours on this thing in the next five years and wanna know what to expect

Thanks

[areamike]

I would treat it pretty much like a car engine since in essence that is what it is. You have a stock chevy 350 block that has be stroked to 383 with fast burn aluminum heads and racing cam. It's a rocket ship of a motor, that's for sure.

Regular maintenance would include:

Changing impeller once every other season or so.

Oil changes every 50 hours.

Tranny fluid flush and fill every so often.

Plugs, wires, distributor replaced as needed.

Sta-Bil in every other tank or so. Or more often if you desire.

Other than that, it's not rocket science. With proper maintenance I don't see why you couldn't get 1500+ hours out of that motor. I doubt you will be running your HH like a barefooter would, so you may get even more hours out of it. The nice thing is if you mainly use your boat for wakeboarding/wakesurfing, then that motor is barely working.

Here's a useful link to some stuff:

http://www.themalibucrew.com/forums/index.php?/page/articles.html?record=8

[skyskier]

I sold my 2004 LSV HH to a certified Indmar mechanic. It had 850 hours on the clock. After checking the engine carefully, the buyer said he was certain the engine was in good shape. I had to clean the injectors at around 700 hours. Other than that, the enging was trouble free.

[WakeGirl]

I sold my 2004 LSV HH to a certified Indmar mechanic. It had 850 hours on the clock. After checking the engine carefully, the buyer said he was certain the engine was in good shape. I had to clean the injectors at around 700 hours. Other than that, the enging was trouble free.

Completely different engine than the OP is talking about.

[eyepeeler]

I sold my 2004 LSV HH to a certified Indmar mechanic. It had 850 hours on the clock. After checking the engine carefully, the buyer said he was certain the engine was in good shape. I had to clean the injectors at around 700 hours. Other than that, the enging was trouble free.

What do you think caused the injectors need to be cleaned? Is that common at 700 hours?

[areamike]

What do you think caused the injectors need to be cleaned? Is that common at 700 hours?

Dirty gas. I buy my gas at the Gas station and NOT on the Lake. Last year I noticed my cans had some black grit like sand substance in the bottom of them. Needless to say, I don't buy my gas from that station anymore.

Edited June 7, 2010 by areamike

[aaudii5150]

I know what needs to be done..... Just did cap rotor and plugs.... Always do the fluids ahead of time also....

I was looking for issues that might have come up from lack of maintenance and unexpected things like the cleaning of the injectors.

The info in here already is just what I was looking for.....

[WakeGirl]

I know what needs to be done..... Just did cap rotor and plugs.... Always do the fluids ahead of time also....

I was looking for issues that might have come up from lack of maintenance and unexpected things like the cleaning of the injectors.

The info in here already is just what I was looking for.....

There isn't anything abnormal that I can think of, aside from the possibility that it's a looser motor to begin with. So as it ages, the propensity for things like blow-by & oil consumption will probably be slightly increased over that of a Monsoon. But with proper maintenance, typical use & a typical ownership life cycle, you're probably splitting hairs on that issue. The chances that you'll still own the boat by the time that the motor needs rebuilding are actually pretty slim.