My Pre-84 80hp on the weekend would not turn on the flywheel, it was siezed. <br />Managed to free it and started the motor by removing No.1 plug. While running on three of the four cylinders I noticed a vapour pumping out of the plug hole, putting my hand over it and found it to be rusty water.<br />So somewhere water was getting into the bore, removed the top water jacket plate and then could see the problem. Around all four plug castings at the top of the cylinders were badly eaten away by corrosion and on No. 1 cylinder was a small hole which where the water was getting into the bore and rusting. Do these engines have any Zinc anodes for anti corrosion.<br /><br />My question is there any method of a temporary repair till the end of the season. I've used metal epoxy known as K-poxy k-150 for repairing various engineering parts, would this or something similar be any good in the repair. As the engine stays pretty cool under power. <br /><br />Otherwise it means scrapping the Motor, as a new power head would cost more than whats its worth.<br /><br /> 