Dan Beisel
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2003
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- 76
Can someone start me off in the right direction here? I have a 16' Jolly Roger w/ 115hp Johnson.<br /><br />My last boating trip ended poorly. As we were cruising up river my wife said the engine was smoking. I, of course told her that it was just residual smoke left over from the Sea Foam I poured into it a couple weeks before. As soon as I finished that sentence however, I smelled burning electrical. I looked down and saw my "hot" light on and before I could shut her down(the motor, not my wife!), she shut herself down. The antics that took place after that are for another forum.<br /><br />The engine was extremely hot to the touch and had melted any wire that was near it. I assume that the water pump went out and overheated everything. I haven't touched the boat since returning it home (about 7 months ago).<br /><br />I have a repair manual that's pretty good, but it doesn't have anything about rebuilding motors. My question is: does anyone have any suggestions regarding a detaied rebuild manual or where do I start tearing it apart to see what damage I've done?<br /><br />I have done restorations on cars so I have a pretty good basic understanding of mechanics, but I've never torn a motor down and rebuilt it.<br /><br />Thanks in advance.<br />Dan