stillstrokin10$$
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2010
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To all of the experienced boaters that helped me a few years back.... Thanks a ton, I couldn't have done it without you.
Now I have different issues with a different boat.
I was given a boat from my stepfather's Aunt because she's not a boater and her husband passed away. He WAS an avid boater. He passed away in late 2012. It is a 1986 Mark Twain walk around with a cuddy. 25' with 8' beam. OMC 5.0 litre 4v. It is pretty clean and solid. There are no obvious signs of rot. The boat has not been used since Oct/Nov 2011. It was winterized and shrink wrapped until a few weeks ago when I unwrapped it. I finally got around to trying to start it and I was hoping to take it out a few times before winterizing. I shined up the terminals on every ground and hot wire I could find, drained and replaced the fuel, changed the oil and filter, and I replaced the starter because the drain hole got cloggled sometime in the last few years and water was sitting a few inched below the starter. There was a 10-12 inch rip in the shrink wrap that allowed rain water to enter. The starter appeared good, but I decided to change anyways. So, with all of that said......
I hooked up the ears and new battery and turned the key. The starter was trying to work like it should, but the flywheel would not budge. (I forgot to mention.... when I changed the starter I noticed the flywheel had plenty of rust on it. It was deep orange and covering all the surface area and in between the teeth) it concerned me enough that I used a whole can of PB blaster and let it soak for 24 hours.
Back to trying to start it up..... I tried 5 or 6 times with no luck. I then removed the spark plugs in case it was hydrolocked and I found all 8 spark plug ends to be somewhat rusted...... ok o boy!!!! Hoping for the best but knowing the potential harm, I sprayed blaster and wd40 in all cylinders and let sit over night. Tried to turn over by hand the next day with no luck (With the plugs still removed. I used a socket and breaker bar on the crank nut) I pulled pretty hard to the point of fear of breaking the bolt. The motor didn't budge.
OK, so my questions are....
* I'm going to let the cylinders and piston rings pickle a little longer, but how long should I wait?
* What would be the most likely cause of the motor seizing? Rusted flywheel or rusted pistons, rings, cylinder walls, or anything else I may not know.
* I forgot to check the gear lube in the drive unit, is it possible the drive unit is preventing the motor from turning?
* My biggest concern is how did the water get in the combustion chamber in the first place?
I do want to point out, this boat was well taken care of until the owner died, but even then it was wrapped and winterized before he died. I have every receipt and maintenance record for every season in the last 12 years with the exception of it being winterized and then not touched since 2012.
I guess I'm rambling a little much. Sorry, I'm just baffled.
Any input would mean a lot to me.
If nothing else, does anyone know of a good company I can send the engine and drive to for rebuild, while not totally bankrupting me?
Now I have different issues with a different boat.
I was given a boat from my stepfather's Aunt because she's not a boater and her husband passed away. He WAS an avid boater. He passed away in late 2012. It is a 1986 Mark Twain walk around with a cuddy. 25' with 8' beam. OMC 5.0 litre 4v. It is pretty clean and solid. There are no obvious signs of rot. The boat has not been used since Oct/Nov 2011. It was winterized and shrink wrapped until a few weeks ago when I unwrapped it. I finally got around to trying to start it and I was hoping to take it out a few times before winterizing. I shined up the terminals on every ground and hot wire I could find, drained and replaced the fuel, changed the oil and filter, and I replaced the starter because the drain hole got cloggled sometime in the last few years and water was sitting a few inched below the starter. There was a 10-12 inch rip in the shrink wrap that allowed rain water to enter. The starter appeared good, but I decided to change anyways. So, with all of that said......
I hooked up the ears and new battery and turned the key. The starter was trying to work like it should, but the flywheel would not budge. (I forgot to mention.... when I changed the starter I noticed the flywheel had plenty of rust on it. It was deep orange and covering all the surface area and in between the teeth) it concerned me enough that I used a whole can of PB blaster and let it soak for 24 hours.
Back to trying to start it up..... I tried 5 or 6 times with no luck. I then removed the spark plugs in case it was hydrolocked and I found all 8 spark plug ends to be somewhat rusted...... ok o boy!!!! Hoping for the best but knowing the potential harm, I sprayed blaster and wd40 in all cylinders and let sit over night. Tried to turn over by hand the next day with no luck (With the plugs still removed. I used a socket and breaker bar on the crank nut) I pulled pretty hard to the point of fear of breaking the bolt. The motor didn't budge.
OK, so my questions are....
* I'm going to let the cylinders and piston rings pickle a little longer, but how long should I wait?
* What would be the most likely cause of the motor seizing? Rusted flywheel or rusted pistons, rings, cylinder walls, or anything else I may not know.
* I forgot to check the gear lube in the drive unit, is it possible the drive unit is preventing the motor from turning?
* My biggest concern is how did the water get in the combustion chamber in the first place?
I do want to point out, this boat was well taken care of until the owner died, but even then it was wrapped and winterized before he died. I have every receipt and maintenance record for every season in the last 12 years with the exception of it being winterized and then not touched since 2012.
I guess I'm rambling a little much. Sorry, I'm just baffled.
Any input would mean a lot to me.
If nothing else, does anyone know of a good company I can send the engine and drive to for rebuild, while not totally bankrupting me?