engine in my Martinique

when was the las time you had a complete tune up done to the engine?

sounds like it's time for a carb re-new kit aka rebuild, plugs, wires, cap, rotor and a mallory E-spark conversion kit too.

basicly an old fashioned tune-up.

Hey everybody, thanks for all the input. First off, I think I did not express the original email right. The engine is still running (technically it has not run in 3 years because the boat has been in my garage...new born baby..I am now ready to get back on the lake) I am thinking forward because at some point I have to address the power plant issue, the boat had a ton of hours on it when I got it...and I put a ton more on it!. When I got the boat the first thing I did was replace the old school distributor with electronic (have not had a bit of problems with it in the last 6 years) I also put a new Holly 4 barrel marine carb on the motor. My question was more of what is going to happen when I suddenly need to repower! Use original block? Get a short block and build before hand...??? I have slowly been restoring my Martinique as a custom for several years and would love to have the motor detailed.....if I rebuild say during a winter season I could detail the motor very nice....Someone told me recently that the 454 block I have is very desirable...Should I rebuild with that or just buy a short block? I am confused...since we are talking marine....

well it's a reverse rotation engine and I would say if you rebuilt the carb, it's going to be gummed up from sitting unless it was ran dry then you should be fine, but the engine might have more hours left than you think. But the Cam is the hard piece to that engine now if it was a standard rotation engine then there are lots of options but it's not. But rebuild what you have is what I would recommend.