We purchased a 1988 Bayliner 2445. Engine looked great. We had it scheduled for a bilge upgrade, but looked great. We idled down the canal to the lake and then turned around and stopped so we could look in the engine compartment to make sure everything "looked" good. When we lifted the floor it looked literally like someone had dumped 20 lbs of caramel/chocolate pudding all over everything. On the top of the engine there is a metal plate. From the lower right corner of the circle plate there is a approx 1" round hose that connects to the top, lower right corner of the engine. That was off. By the way, what is this hose called or what does it do? (see pic)
The engine had never stalled and we did not try to restart. We called a tow and they towed us back to our dock.
So, number one thing we did right was making sure we had tow insurance through BoatU.S. - highly recommend to all boaters.
Now the questions - (our marine mechanic won't be able to look at the engine for a week or two) - the engine is a 230hp OMC I/O. The "pudding" doesn't wash off with mere water, so, definately oil, probably oil and water.
Has anyone had this happen? Any thoughts as to blown head gasket and/or cracked head? Does the fact that the engine was shut down BEFORE it over heated help us at all? Ball park costs? And, will it do more damage to sit like that for a week or two or should we call in someone else to look at it? Should we sell or repair? Let me know if you have more questions and since I already feel stupid enough, no, we did not check the dipstick before we bought her. The engine looked so crystal clear clean and the guy we bought her from DID start her for 5 seconds or less to show us that she worked AND did put her in the water for us and drove her to our dock about an 1/8 of a mile away. Looking for ANY information! Thanks!
The engine had never stalled and we did not try to restart. We called a tow and they towed us back to our dock.
So, number one thing we did right was making sure we had tow insurance through BoatU.S. - highly recommend to all boaters.
Now the questions - (our marine mechanic won't be able to look at the engine for a week or two) - the engine is a 230hp OMC I/O. The "pudding" doesn't wash off with mere water, so, definately oil, probably oil and water.
Has anyone had this happen? Any thoughts as to blown head gasket and/or cracked head? Does the fact that the engine was shut down BEFORE it over heated help us at all? Ball park costs? And, will it do more damage to sit like that for a week or two or should we call in someone else to look at it? Should we sell or repair? Let me know if you have more questions and since I already feel stupid enough, no, we did not check the dipstick before we bought her. The engine looked so crystal clear clean and the guy we bought her from DID start her for 5 seconds or less to show us that she worked AND did put her in the water for us and drove her to our dock about an 1/8 of a mile away. Looking for ANY information! Thanks!
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