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andyingranbury

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"I just bought a sea ray with

"I just bought a sea ray with a new engine I was told thatit has been only ran less than an hour when we took it out got maybe 7 minutes run time before it hit the red zone. I shut it down and it would not start or crank so I pulled the plugs and have water in the cylinders, oil is still clear does not appear milky please help new to this."
 
"what do you want to know?
ho

"what do you want to know?
how the water got in the cylinders?

failing exhaust manifolds and/or risers, or failing manifold to riser gasket/joint first suspect"
 
andy wall

Water could be co

andy wall

Water could be coming in the exhaust pipes if there are/were shutters in them and they weren't put in or are burnt out
Bert
 
"intake manifolds can also cra

"intake manifolds can also crack, rot or leak into the cylinders.
More common the leak into the crankcase, but weirder things have happened.
Pressure test the cooling system.
We don't know what parts are new or used, but if the manifolds were just replaced, that is the last place human hands were and that is therefore the first suspect place.Wrong riser gasket, untrue surfaces, sealant used etc...

99 times out of 100, water in cylinders = manifolds"
 
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