Update to water in Cyl - Un-believeable!
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Update to water in Cyl - Un-believeable!
I had water in #6 cyl. Read the thread: http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=192981
Just got off the phone w/ Joey Griffin. He said he has never seen anything like it. (Uh-Oh here it comes)
He said the water passages in the heads are all eaten up. Head gasket is fine. He asked me what I flushed my motor with. I told him I flush EVERY TIME w/ fresh city water for about 5 - 10 minutes then flush w/ Salt Away for a few more minutes and then leave Salt Away mixture in motor as recommended on label.
Motors were rebuilt in '05 and now have 100 hours on them. Heads were fine then.
Joey Griffin recommends the new Eldebrock alum heads as they are coated like the Merc heads.
Just got off the phone w/ Joey Griffin. He said he has never seen anything like it. (Uh-Oh here it comes)
He said the water passages in the heads are all eaten up. Head gasket is fine. He asked me what I flushed my motor with. I told him I flush EVERY TIME w/ fresh city water for about 5 - 10 minutes then flush w/ Salt Away for a few more minutes and then leave Salt Away mixture in motor as recommended on label.
Motors were rebuilt in '05 and now have 100 hours on them. Heads were fine then.
Joey Griffin recommends the new Eldebrock alum heads as they are coated like the Merc heads.
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What says it all? I don't understand.
Mercathode is for when boat is in the water and is there to protect outdrive - yes? http://outdriveshop.com/mercathode.html
I have 2 brand new mercathode blue controller units on transom and power to them was confirmed, and they are wired correctly. In the pic, the one is not wired up because transom assembly/motor is out of the boat when pic was taken.
Mercathode is for when boat is in the water and is there to protect outdrive - yes? http://outdriveshop.com/mercathode.html
I have 2 brand new mercathode blue controller units on transom and power to them was confirmed, and they are wired correctly. In the pic, the one is not wired up because transom assembly/motor is out of the boat when pic was taken.
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'00 Scarab Sport 302 CC
'02 Cigarette Top Gun TS
'02 PQ 340
'00 PQ 280
'98 Scarab 22
'97 Baja Outlaw 20
'72 Checkmate
'65 Glastron
BillR
'00 Scarab Sport 302 CC
'02 Cigarette Top Gun TS
'02 PQ 340
'00 PQ 280
'98 Scarab 22
'97 Baja Outlaw 20
'72 Checkmate
'65 Glastron
Last edited by BillR; 08-14-2008 at 07:46 AM.