jdupreeIII
New member
Hello. Glad to have found this forum and thanks for having me.
I bought an older Aquasport (for the boat itself) with the understanding that the motor would not run and might need to be overhauled. Good thing is I don't have much in the whole rig at all. Figured I would go through motor before attempting to start it since it has been sitting for around 5 years.
Carbs were a mess which I have redone. The initial compression check was good except for the top port cylinder which came in around 30 pounds less than the rest. So I pulled the head expecting to see damage. I don't see any damage or scoring in cylinder?? Cylinder is as smooth as a baby's behind. I put new head gaskets on and it improved about 10 pounds. I did notice on the old head gasket that oil was on the bottom of gasket for that cylinder. Looks like oil was escaping from the cylinder.
Could this possibly be a stuck ring? I was planning to hook a remote tank to it when I start it and load it up with sea foam.
So basically, this cylinder is still about 20 pounds less than the rest? I don't think that is enough to give up on the motor quite yet??
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I bought an older Aquasport (for the boat itself) with the understanding that the motor would not run and might need to be overhauled. Good thing is I don't have much in the whole rig at all. Figured I would go through motor before attempting to start it since it has been sitting for around 5 years.
Carbs were a mess which I have redone. The initial compression check was good except for the top port cylinder which came in around 30 pounds less than the rest. So I pulled the head expecting to see damage. I don't see any damage or scoring in cylinder?? Cylinder is as smooth as a baby's behind. I put new head gaskets on and it improved about 10 pounds. I did notice on the old head gasket that oil was on the bottom of gasket for that cylinder. Looks like oil was escaping from the cylinder.
Could this possibly be a stuck ring? I was planning to hook a remote tank to it when I start it and load it up with sea foam.
So basically, this cylinder is still about 20 pounds less than the rest? I don't think that is enough to give up on the motor quite yet??
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!