85 120hp v4 hole in piston

[lonestarnut]

Hi all, just had motor (new to me) looked at, there is a hole in the piston. Mechanic said i ciuld remove piston and rod, and plug with a cedar wood plug. Anyone here if such a thing? Motor runs as is, but no power. Any thiughts greatly appreciated

 

[interalian]

OK, I'm subscribing to this thread.

 

[Will Bark]

Think your "mechanic" is full of BS

 

[ondarvr]

Lots of third world countries do repairs like that, where do you live?

 

[ondarvr]

If the only issue is a hole in the piston, to take the bad piston out and plug the hole would be more work than just replacing the piston with a different one, the motor needs to be disasembled to the same degree for either type of "fix".

 

[boobie]

I think this mechanic needs his "Hole Plugged "

 

[Roberthill]

I think I know this mechanic , owns a pipe wrench and sledge hammer .

 

[Willyclay]

I'm hooked!

 

[1983 ercoa 21']

I'm thinking if you pul the spark plugs and aim the ceder rod just right you can hit the hole maybe lube it with some preparation h and beat it in then turn cylinder to top dead center drill the ceder rod down flush with piston. You should be good to go.

 

[lonestarnut]

I live in freeport me....the mechanical said it may work, seems like a knowledgeable guy. If I do anything, I'd replace the piston, or just find a newer great shape motor

 

[1983 ercoa 21']

If your truly being serious the only way to fix this problem is to replace the piston.

when referring too a cedar pulg to fill the hole in the piston no one is going to take you seriously.

 

[interalian]

Except from the sound of it, the idea was to remove the piston/rod and use a cedar plug to pack the cylinder? Still, you'd end up with an unbalanced 3 cylinder engine with, as you already noted, no power. Probably do well to steer well clear of that mech.

 

[rothfm]

Wow, Good thread..Hehe...HAS TO BE A Joke. OMG.

 

[boobie]

You may be right. Nobody could be as STUPID as that mechanic. But then again...................

 

[racerone]

If the owner is perplexed by this and does not realize the extent of the damage, this mechanic is having a good chuckle !!!!