jasonWA
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Hi Gang,
Weekend before last we were out messing around on the river when I noticed that the boat was way down on power. She wouldn't get up on plane. We limped to the dock. Once home, I did a compression test... about 90 on all but the top right cylinder. That one has 60. Pulled the head and this is what I see. I'm looking for advice on my options:
(1) Repower the boat. Seems like this is at least maybe $5k for a decent used motor... And I still won't really know the history of it.
(2) Dismantle, bore out 0.020 and rebuild. A bunch of work for such an old motor.
(3) Hone that cylinder and install new rings, hope it seals better? Bore out that cylinder only? Other "cheapskate" options?
I lean towards option 2. At least this way when I'm done I know exactly what I've got, and I'm pretty comfortable doing it myself. But some people say these old motors aren't worth it. Maybe a replacement powerhead can be found somewhere? Any suggestions on this?
Thanks!
Jason
Edit: Model number E100STLCEM
Weekend before last we were out messing around on the river when I noticed that the boat was way down on power. She wouldn't get up on plane. We limped to the dock. Once home, I did a compression test... about 90 on all but the top right cylinder. That one has 60. Pulled the head and this is what I see. I'm looking for advice on my options:
(1) Repower the boat. Seems like this is at least maybe $5k for a decent used motor... And I still won't really know the history of it.
(2) Dismantle, bore out 0.020 and rebuild. A bunch of work for such an old motor.
(3) Hone that cylinder and install new rings, hope it seals better? Bore out that cylinder only? Other "cheapskate" options?
I lean towards option 2. At least this way when I'm done I know exactly what I've got, and I'm pretty comfortable doing it myself. But some people say these old motors aren't worth it. Maybe a replacement powerhead can be found somewhere? Any suggestions on this?
Thanks!
Jason
Edit: Model number E100STLCEM