Crap - it's locked up - now what?
07-03-2007, 06:07 PM
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07-03-2007, 10:28 PM
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yup---using a car jack will be fine as long as it is supported properly and will do no damage to the floor while taking the load----once you have them separated you will have a much better idea of who **** the bed so to speak----i also like the idea of removing all belts and accessorries from the picture in case any one of them froze up----unlikely though as there would have been at least some failure warning like a screaming bearing or growling noise----the frozen rings dont seem too plausible to me as you stated that the engine ran fine and then only sat a very short time------those problems are more inherent to an engine which has sat still for an extended period with no cranking or running----let me know how you make out and i hope its something you figure out without too much more misery..
07-21-2007, 05:07 PM
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Made a cross brace and used a comealong to lift rear end of engine. Pulled borgwarner and it spins by hand on both sides so it is not locked up - the motor is. I'm f'd and frankly done dealing with Bill's marine abortions....so, perhaps it is time to find two regular rotation long blocks with more juice - 540s perhaps, sell the motors I have, replace th borgwarners with something that can handle more power - 72Cs - and move on.
Problem is the boat is too big to trailer so I need to find a marina that wont rape me while I get this sorted out. Bummed.
Problem is the boat is too big to trailer so I need to find a marina that wont rape me while I get this sorted out. Bummed.
07-22-2007, 04:06 AM
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Made a cross brace and used a comealong to lift rear end of engine. Pulled borgwarner and it spins by hand on both sides so it is not locked up - the motor is. I'm f'd and frankly done dealing with Bill's marine abortions....so, perhaps it is time to find two regular rotation long blocks with more juice - 540s perhaps, sell the motors I have, replace th borgwarners with something that can handle more power - 72Cs - and move on.
Problem is the boat is too big to trailer so I need to find a marina that wont rape me while I get this sorted out. Bummed.
Problem is the boat is too big to trailer so I need to find a marina that wont rape me while I get this sorted out. Bummed.
I personally have 3 bigblocks in progress that are F´ed up by
(self) reputable marine engine shops here and the former customers for some reason chose me to do the "warranty rebuild".
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