Bassstripe12
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I have twin 135 mercs that were serviced about a week ago, part of that service was removing the starboard cylinder head and retapping a spark plug socket. (As well as thermostats, water pumps and new spark plugs).
The second time driving after service, starboard engine goes out at ~4000rpms, get back to dock where work was done, mechanic takes a quick look and says yep, blown starboard powerhead.
Working on getting a third party mechanic to take a look, but what are the possible causes of this and how likely is this just a coincidence? I understand it can be caused by overheating but the gaskets, water pumps and thermostats were all just replaced. I’m thinking they could have not replaced the powerhead correctly, or installed replacement parts wrong, leading to this issue. Any help is appreciated
The second time driving after service, starboard engine goes out at ~4000rpms, get back to dock where work was done, mechanic takes a quick look and says yep, blown starboard powerhead.
Working on getting a third party mechanic to take a look, but what are the possible causes of this and how likely is this just a coincidence? I understand it can be caused by overheating but the gaskets, water pumps and thermostats were all just replaced. I’m thinking they could have not replaced the powerhead correctly, or installed replacement parts wrong, leading to this issue. Any help is appreciated
