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Forum: Engines 12-27-2011, 08:18 PM
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Posted By jamanati
Got it all back together, no extra nuts or bolts...

Got it all back together, no extra nuts or bolts (that's always a good thing). Started it up (with no water hooked up) only for a couple of seconds though, turned it off, filled it with -50 AF and...
Forum: Engines 12-13-2011, 02:43 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Got down to my boat on Sunday (argh, football day...

Got down to my boat on Sunday (argh, football day and I'm in the bilge!) Ran a tap through the threads, installed the lifters, and cleaned the deck of the block. That's about all I could do without...
Forum: Engines 12-10-2011, 10:39 PM
Replies: 35
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Posted By jamanati
Lot of delays today. The handle on my tap...

Lot of delays today. The handle on my tap wouldn't grip the tap, off to the hardware. Came back, the can of penetrating oil spray I bought wasn't good, back to the store again. Down to the marina...
Forum: Engines 12-09-2011, 12:13 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Heads are back from the shop, they did a nice...

Heads are back from the shop, they did a nice job, and threw in lube and sealant for me. Will be starting this saturday putting it back together.
Forum: Engines 12-08-2011, 01:52 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
ss3964. The lifters are flat tappet, and I have...

ss3964. The lifters are flat tappet, and I have them in marked cups soaking in marvel mystery oil, they will go back exactly where they came from. Yes, the distributor is off, but the intake manifold...
Forum: Engines 12-07-2011, 12:07 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Well, brought my heads to a race engine shop that...

Well, brought my heads to a race engine shop that was recommended, he saw the gaskets, yup it was a blown head gasket. He's redoing both heads, valves, seals, new springs, etc. I got the lifters...
Forum: Engines 12-04-2011, 10:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
I managed to get under the oil pan, drained that...

I managed to get under the oil pan, drained that out. Heads will go to a recommended shop this week to be checked and repaired if needed. Cleaned up the all bolt threads, all gasket surface. Cleaned...
Forum: Engines 11-27-2011, 10:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Well, I did that, shot some oil in the cylinders...

Well, I did that, shot some oil in the cylinders that were losing compression, they still did, just the one side, mostly the rear two cylinders. The other side held steady, although one cylinder was...
Forum: Engines 11-27-2011, 12:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Pascavone, thats a good idea, I'll try that. Last...

Pascavone, thats a good idea, I'll try that. Last thing I would want to do is rip the motor apart, do all the work, spend money, put it back together, and it still leak because it wasn't heads or...
Forum: Engines 11-27-2011, 01:02 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Went down to my boat today, started compression...

Went down to my boat today, started compression tests. Connected to cyl #7 first, compression was 115, then I noticed it started to lose pressure, went down to 90, probably would have gone down more...
Forum: Engines 11-22-2011, 12:51 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Shrew, thanks for that info. Yes, I was underway...

Shrew, thanks for that info. Yes, I was underway and just started to get to the beginning of the no-wake zone, so I dropped speed. Then I was at about 1000 rpm coming up no-wake zone for about a...
Forum: Engines 11-21-2011, 01:01 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Thanks all. Compression test is something I'll do...

Thanks all. Compression test is something I'll do again before proceeding any further. Over the summer when I had frothy white stuff in my valve covers, I did do a compression test at that time, all...
Forum: Engines 11-19-2011, 09:21 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,147
Posted By jamanati
Damn, water in the oil!

Have a 95 3200 scr with twin 5.7 merc and bravo II. This past summer I had the port motor stall one day. A quick look, I had some white stuff in the valve cover. No water in the oil pan though. I...
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