So I've stripped down my Crusader 454's for cleaning, paint, new manifolds/elbows, etc. I bought this boat in August. Stbd motor reportedly has +/- 400 hours and compression is as follows...
1 125
2 120
3 112
4 125
5 115
6 128
7 115
8 135
Not great, but not awful either. Port reportedly has +/- 1,600 hours with compression that are not too different from this. I'm OK with my speed and fuel consumption. My question is this... since I'm staring at the heads, should I just go ahead and pull them so I can replace the head gaskets? Just seems like the right thing to do, and will eliminate that potential problem down the road for some time. Or is it a waste of time and money? What do you guys say?
Thanks,
1 125
2 120
3 112
4 125
5 115
6 128
7 115
8 135
Not great, but not awful either. Port reportedly has +/- 1,600 hours with compression that are not too different from this. I'm OK with my speed and fuel consumption. My question is this... since I'm staring at the heads, should I just go ahead and pull them so I can replace the head gaskets? Just seems like the right thing to do, and will eliminate that potential problem down the road for some time. Or is it a waste of time and money? What do you guys say?
Thanks,