Russ, It was determined that it’s sea water in the engine, not antifreeze (raw water pump was leaking and the antifreeze “tank” was full. Therefore, it can’t be the head gasket as the culprit (I’m told the salt water system never gets up that high — just the antifreeze). All of the injectors were seized. They cleaned them out and put fresh fuel in there. Could not get the engine to turn 100%, even by hand. 75% was it, then stop.
So they think it’s a bent rod which means a rebuild. So now I’m asking myself — do I spend $6-7000 fixing up a 25 year-old engine (and lose two months or more of my season) or do I spend $10,800 on a brand new one? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Jun 25, 2015, at 12:08 AM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hi Edd, > > Wasn't this a suspected head gasket leak a while ago? Then confirmed > suspicion finding discoloured oil (grey) and cranking with no firing? So now > it's probably just hydraulic'ed and they want to remove the whole puppy! > > Did anyone try barring it over with the injectors removed? > > Don't you have a competent mechanic nearby who can pop the head off in less > than a couple of hours and give you a good opinion? > > Might save the season and a few grand to boot, Russ > >
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