I think my question for anyone willing to answer. Given what you know above of my two engines, do you think it is worth spending about $300 per engine to fix the things I found earlier and see if they turn out to be functional enough to give me fun for some time?
Amazing!
Since being under my ownership port engine had water intrusion from one overheat I repaired with head gaskets etc
The overheat on the starboard one might have been with previous owner
Thanks man. I'll work with what I got, fix what I can of the other issues and figure out if I want...
Thanks man, I appreciate it. Here they are:
PORT ENGINE HOT COMPRESSION TEST 03/07/2024
Cylinder / PSI
1 121 3 130 5 130
2 114 4 121 6 119
STARBOARD ENGINE COMPRESSION TEST HOT 03072024
Cylinder / PSI
1 109 3 114 5 115
2 120 4 120 6 120
So you think I need to do head gaskets on both?
Today's findings:
PORT ENGINE HOT COMPRESSION TEST 03/07/2024
Cylinder / PSI
1 121 3 130 5 130
2 114 4 121 6 119
Other findings on port engine:
*Squirted starter fluid into carb throats and manifold seals with no noticeable change
* Carb throat for cylinder 6 was flooding. Carbs were...
But is it safe to say that if I still have failed cylinder drop test at idle I will most likely have problems when I test under load? I am trying to only head to the marina once I've made as sure as possible to have addressed all I can find. Thanks
The picture with the red arrow shows a hose from port engine fuel pump to lower carbs, that when I squeeze it at that zip tie I noticed today I can get sometimes a tad of gas coming out
The picture with the white arrows shows a drip of gas with oil I think I have seen since I got them at the...
Oh yeah, right behind the carbs. I'll spray them and see if RPM picks up. I've sprayed the carb throats to see if I can find signs of fuel deprivation and found no changes, does that count? And if there is an air leak there at the manifold it would be because the carb bolts are loose?
Is there any significance to them bogging even more when I pushed them past 3/4 throttle last time I had them in the water? Does that help pinpoint the problem at all?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think two strokes don't have intake manifolds. I'll check compressions again and report though
If when you say charge coil you mean the stator charge coil, I did check it a while ago. I'll recheck. Haven't checked CDI output to ignition coils because I believe a...
Thanks for all the help
Is it then safe to say, that once I do fix the problem, I should not get a failed cylinder drop test in any cylinder?
So that even before I head out to the marina to test it under load, at home I'll be able to know by checking for cylinder drop test?
