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I am in need of some expert guidance. I winterized my boat this last year and when I started running antifreeze through it the engine started billowing white smoke. I assumed it was a head gasket so I tore it apart a couple days ago to find that my second piston has a chunk missing out of it...
I just purchased a 1972 Glastron with the Volvo Penta AQ170A inline 6 engine and the 270 out drive. I just winterized it and started to get bellowing clouds of white smoke from the exhaust. What I am trying to find out at this point is if I should rebuild the engine or replace it. I was...
