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I had a blown head Gasket.The compressions good but what about water damage? The engine runs good and has good power, but sounds loud and different.
How would you know if bearings were damaged from water?
Is there anything that can be done other than hope it does not throw a rod?
The 70 hp 97 engine starts and idles fine. It will run at wake speed for about 10 minutes {With the throttle on max}then sputter to full power, it may or may not drop back to wake speed.Sometimes after it is running you can pull the throttle back,then push it up and there is no problem. If the...
