water in cylinder

[kevinwhit2]

I have a 1973 65 3 cylinder Johnson. It has always ran great. This year I started to have trouble with it and found that when I ran it, the lower cylinder had water in it? Any suggestions?

 

[DJ]

Re: water in cylinder

kevinwhit2,<br /><br />Four possibilities.<br /><br />1. Head gasket.<br />2. Exhaust cover gasket.<br />3. Powerhead to exhaust tower gasket, or lower crankcase seal.<br />4. Cracked block.<br /><br />Most likely it is # 1 or 2.

 

[kevinwhit2]

Re: water in cylinder

Thanks djohns19. Any helpful tips on how and where I start on narrowing it down. I am new at this so I will have to know the basics.