UncleFluffy
Cadet
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2013
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- 16
Hey All.
Recently I purchased a 75 Reinell V-1901 with the Mercruiser 165 I/O. However I fear the motor may be slightly seized as it had been sitting for awhile and one spark plug was pulled. The oil still looks great in the pan so that's a bit of a plus. My question though is this. I'm going to soak it with some kerosene/atf mix but how do I spin the engine over manually as there is no way to spin the crank because of the front mount and the crank doesn't have a bolt to put a bar on. I'd rather not pull the starter and risk damaging the ring gear teeth. Any ideas? I got this boat for a song and I'd like to play around with it before it starts to snow and maybe have it running so that when May Long weekend comes next year, I'll have a boat that will be ready to hit the lake.
Thanks in advance for any help with this matter.
Happy Boating!
Recently I purchased a 75 Reinell V-1901 with the Mercruiser 165 I/O. However I fear the motor may be slightly seized as it had been sitting for awhile and one spark plug was pulled. The oil still looks great in the pan so that's a bit of a plus. My question though is this. I'm going to soak it with some kerosene/atf mix but how do I spin the engine over manually as there is no way to spin the crank because of the front mount and the crank doesn't have a bolt to put a bar on. I'd rather not pull the starter and risk damaging the ring gear teeth. Any ideas? I got this boat for a song and I'd like to play around with it before it starts to snow and maybe have it running so that when May Long weekend comes next year, I'll have a boat that will be ready to hit the lake.
Thanks in advance for any help with this matter.
Happy Boating!