H@ystack
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2015
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I have a 1988 Mercruiser 165 3/7 L engine. I've posted here a few times about some minor issues and just looking for some tips. We finally get all the parts up and running, and after some massive shaking and no horsepower to accelerate, I find out today that the 4th chamber has no compression whatsoever.
Seems that our options here are:
- Sell the boat for probably less than $1000
- Get a bobtail tossed in there and keep things going
-or work towards repairs
Just wanting to open discussion here for my thought process.
The biggest cons to sell the boat, is that I don't want payments on another boat, and I don't want to spend and lose money on another boat that may have the exact same problems.
The biggest con to repair it, is I may toss money in to this only to find eventually there are no parts available, massive corrosion, etc etc. So suddenly, I've tossed $600 working towards something that just needs a new engine.
So, I'm leaning towards a bobtail. My mechanic has done 3 this year. Other than the money aspect, I can't find the downside here.
Just opening up for thoughts. I didn't learn about how crappy this engine was from this company until after I bought it. I didn't know it was the black sheep of the family.
Seems that our options here are:
- Sell the boat for probably less than $1000
- Get a bobtail tossed in there and keep things going
-or work towards repairs
Just wanting to open discussion here for my thought process.
The biggest cons to sell the boat, is that I don't want payments on another boat, and I don't want to spend and lose money on another boat that may have the exact same problems.
The biggest con to repair it, is I may toss money in to this only to find eventually there are no parts available, massive corrosion, etc etc. So suddenly, I've tossed $600 working towards something that just needs a new engine.
So, I'm leaning towards a bobtail. My mechanic has done 3 this year. Other than the money aspect, I can't find the downside here.
Just opening up for thoughts. I didn't learn about how crappy this engine was from this company until after I bought it. I didn't know it was the black sheep of the family.