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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    Had it rebuild, will build my engine up comming week. New pistons + Rings 0.020 Bore flattened everything New valves Polished valves Replace camshaft bearings New Timing gear Polished both shafts Balaneced the flywheel New oil pump New waterpump + thermostat All seals replaced All gaskets...
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    already done right away, and immediately replaced the blower.
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    Just a little update:, Got the engine out of my boat and want to hang it in my engine stand soon. Have taken the cylinder head to a professional workshop and they are now overhauling the head. They pressed the head and it turned out to be air tight. They did have to put in new valves because...
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    Aiii sweet, im in the same situation, the water is in my block for max 3 days. So im rolling the dice as well.
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    Its a boat from 1977 so its worth nothing.
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    Aah okay clear, I'll see what's the wisest thing to do. I will also call some local rebuilders to see if I can buy an overhaul engine with the trade-in of the old one.
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    i fully understand your react and do agree. The thing is just that this project has been going on for over 2 years and has cost quite a lot of money by now. As I see it now, all the rust in the pistons is surface and most of it is even rust water which I wipe right off. I was thinking myself to...
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    I know it would have been better, but I did not have the tools to perform that test. Besides, the engine went to a mechanic once 2 years back and he only started talking about a possible crack in the exhaust.
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    I want to take the cylinder head to an engine restoration shop this afternoon to flatten and grind everything. Then I will immediately ask if they can do a pressure test on it. Personally, I don't really feel like taking the whole engine block out to do a pressure test. Is there any way to check...
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    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    I am in the process of restoring a boat, in the process of which I hung the boat engine in the other day. Then got the engine running but soon heard the sound of the exhaust leaking. Then on further inspection, I noticed that water had entered the engine and especially in the rear cylinder. Now...
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    Mercruiser 140 1976 Down trim limit.

    Hi, That explains a lot. So is there nothing of protection if you press too long? That could so easily have been included with the trim limit switch, too bad they didn't.
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    Mercruiser 140 1976 Down trim limit.

    Hello people, Would love your help with adjusting my power trim limit. I have a boat with a pre alpha Mercruiser 140 sterndrive and then alpha one trim cylinder. Now I am in the process of adjusting it but I am unsure what distance to use for this. In the book for a pre alpha they indicate...
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    gimbal bearing alignment

    My full project post
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    Browning monte carlo 17ft Full Restore

    I wanted to share with you my latest project. I myself am a graduated for yacht and interior construction. About two years ago in the corona period I was able to take over a boat for free. Knowing that it needed mega work but I went into the plan with good intentions. I had 0 knowledge of...
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    gimbal bearing alignment

    Soon i will make my mega post about my project. Here a little sneakpeak
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    gimbal bearing alignment

    So what do you guys advise me to do now. I ordered a new bearing so I think I'll just try that one on and see if that goes better. Also, while I'm at it, replace the rubber ring behind it as well or is that not necessary?
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    gimbal bearing alignment

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    gimbal bearing alignment

    So I've been working on a restoration on a classic 17ft Browning monte carlo for months. So now I have arrived at replacing all the bellows and gaskets. When removing my sterndrive from the gimbal housing, my bearing stuck to the shaft. I found this strange as you see people everywhere using a...
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