1983 wellcraft 190 American w 165 Mercruiser locked piston

[Aanorth]

Anyone know if a locked piston on this boat is an easy fix ?

 

[mr 88]

Boat make has nothing to do with your question. Need make and model info on the engine. Then post it in the appropriate engine forum located a bit under this forum.

 

[Aanorth]

165 mercruiser

 

[jbcurt00]

Yep ^^^

Also, please dont start multiple topics about the same subject. I deleted the duplicate topic.

Moved to Mercruiser

 

[jbcurt00]

165 mercruiser

Please use this topic to discuss your locked piston. The other duplicate topics have been deleted

 

[Scott Danforth]

what do you mean locked piston? I have been playing with motors for over 40 years and never heard the term.

anything man-made is easily fixable. sometimes it takes a complete rebuild

 

[Aanorth]

The seller said that there are 6 pistons and when you don't use the boat for awhile, one of the pistons can lock up

 

[Scott Danforth]

most likely the boat sat long enough that the motor siezed up due to rust in the cylinders. could have been sitting for a really really long time, could have mice in the one cylinder, could have not been properly winterized and the block cracked.

any of the above can be fixed. some will take replacing everything, some will simply be a re-bore and hone. I wouldnt buy the boat

nugget of wisdom - never buy a non-running boat that you cant take for a ride.

you may want to read this http://forums.iboats.com/forum/gener...er-s-checklist

 

[Bt Doctur]

that boat normally came with the 470 motor in either 2 barrel or 4 barrel configuration. only has 4 cylinders

 

[Scott Danforth]

If its the 470 motor....run, dont walk away

 

[Bondo]

The seller said that there are 6 pistons and when you don't use the boat for awhile, one of the pistons can lock up

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,.... Yer bein' lied too,.... Find another boat to buy,.....