mike tkach

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think posative,a tool under the intake manifold is better than a rod hanging in the side of the block!

FIXX

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i had a customer that complained that his oil pressure would go up and down and he would stop and check the oil and it would be 2 qts down,then he put 2 qts in it and drove the boat back to the slip,next morning it was 2 qts over then he was like wtf..all was fine but he wqas out of town with the boat and the intake was leaking water so he had the local marina do the gasket,,it was all ok before he had the gasket replaced so my cust wanted me to re do it because their was oil coming from the breathers and wanted me to check into it and take the top end apart..i found about 25 red shop rags under the intake..i was like yikes!!!

mptrimshop

Is that snap-on...... If so imagine how long the they walked around the shop cussing cuz he lost his 3/8. I once spent 3 hours going threw everything in the shop looking for a brand new snap on watching screw driver......... Gave up went to go take a piss.... It was sitting on top of the urial

buckknekkid

Memory like a goldfish

buckknekkid

After I bought the boat I didnt have time to fire it last year. Luckily when I started the engine, they had installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge near the engine and used a long brass nipple to extend the fitting off the block, nipple cracked, oil pizzed all over the bilge, the engine was banging pots and pans so we shut it off. Bought new intakes, rockers, goodies and now pulled it down to find a FREE wrench.So now Im going through everything to see what the " builder" left for me. Its like Christmas in July

mptrimshop

Your handling it way better than I would ....

buckknekkid

I bought it right and had planned to yank them anyway, its the old " You can pay me now or pay me later." With the rainy weather all spring its better to putter around rebuilding, than spending fuel dollars to get soaked in the cold.

mptrimshop

I'm going to the final inspection of a boat i hopefully will be buying today... It needs work to. I really hope to have your attitude....ya must have really bought it right.

buckknekkid

You will spend a lot of money, more than its worth, but you create exactly what you want.

Randy Nielsen

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I have never found tools inside of engines but I have found all kinds of stuff inside of door panels, files, wrenches, ratchets, even a ham sandwich one time. So long as it was found sooner than later damage should be minimal. That is funny though. Randy