Re: 2000 Johnson 115hp with tic
Bob, thanks for the input. I will probably pull the heads and check out the pistons and cylinder walls. I realize it is hard to say but in your situation how long do you think it would have taken for the slap to become catastrophic? I am not in a place where I can cough up any extra money or time right now. Also, do you need many specialized tools to rebuild a v-4?
Thanks again,
I couldnt detect any rod end play...but I still thought it COULD be a rod..
the cylinder walls didnt look that bad!!! the head was clean...
I couldnt see the piston skirt until i pulled the intakes off!!!
the rods were fine....the journal was fine...all the noise must have ben coming from the piston on the cylinder wall.
special tools?? ha ha
yes and no....rusted bolts are the absolute biggest obstacle!!! broke bolts can cause major headaches and you could end up ruining the block
corrosion on and all in the threads of some bolts amkes for shear misery!!
they suggest a special flywheel puller, so you dont bang the magnets inside against the stator...
they show a special tool to reinstall rod bolts, but since the rods are fully machined , THEN split...they should be easy to re-align..
torque wrench...clean place to work...
you will need precision measuring instruments to measure a lot of the parts...and a way to know if one part is worn wrong...
but it is doable for a first timer...
I am having my block bored over in all cylinders just to know I have perfect ROUND holes that fit my new pistons and rings...
dont want to do all this work and put it back together half azzzed..
and I expect Ill have almost a grand into the rebuild...
bob