Engine Rebuild -- What's Actually Involved
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If there is a hole in the piston you will hear the air escaping from the crankcase (breather), instead of out the exhaust or through the carb if there were a stuck/broken valve. It might not tell you for certain that it is a hole in the piston versus a broken ring, but it would help to isolate the problem a little more and maybe tell you if the engine has to come out versus possibly pulling a head and fixing a valve.
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Yeah -- the marina is doing that this afternoon... why they didn't do that as soon as they found out the compression was gone -- I'm not sure.
Doing some reading, seems like I'm hoping for something in the top end of the motor.
While I'm certainly in no position to debate this assesment (and fear it may be accurate), it does seem a bit strange to me. Even after the overheat, the boat was running absolutely fine, except with more than 3/4 throttle.
Doing some reading, seems like I'm hoping for something in the top end of the motor.
While I'm certainly in no position to debate this assesment (and fear it may be accurate), it does seem a bit strange to me. Even after the overheat, the boat was running absolutely fine, except with more than 3/4 throttle.
If you are truly getting zero compression it almost has to be a really big hole in a piston or valve.
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Yeah -- the marina is doing that this afternoon... why they didn't do that as soon as they found out the compression was gone -- I'm not sure.
Doing some reading, seems like I'm hoping for something in the top end of the motor.
While I'm certainly in no position to debate this assesment (and fear it may be accurate), it does seem a bit strange to me. Even after the overheat, the boat was running absolutely fine, except with more than 3/4 throttle.
Doing some reading, seems like I'm hoping for something in the top end of the motor.
While I'm certainly in no position to debate this assesment (and fear it may be accurate), it does seem a bit strange to me. Even after the overheat, the boat was running absolutely fine, except with more than 3/4 throttle.





