praiseman310
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I have an '89 Pro 50 I lent to my best friends son to take out to practice for the Mark's Outdoors Tournament on Lay Lake outside Birmingham, AL and he undoubtedly blew the head gasket. I'm not upset, it could happen to anyone, just sorry it made for an unpleasant trip for him. It was running full speed and slowed down to a slow speed. It cranked, idled, discharged water normally, and ran fine at low speeds, but would not power back up to plane off the boat. He says he dropped in a local marina that put pressure on it and they said "Head Gasket".
I am wondering if there is most likely other problems associated with this, even up to permenant head damage or is it possible just to simply replace the head gasket and keep on running. THis is the first Yamaha I've owned and wonder if this is a typical problem with them.
I would also love to know the procedure neccessary to change it yourself if it is relatively simple.
Much Thanks in Advance!
I am wondering if there is most likely other problems associated with this, even up to permenant head damage or is it possible just to simply replace the head gasket and keep on running. THis is the first Yamaha I've owned and wonder if this is a typical problem with them.
I would also love to know the procedure neccessary to change it yourself if it is relatively simple.
Much Thanks in Advance!