gray engine ooze

[cleemorton]

hi,

my parents lent us an 18' bluewater shadow that had not been run in two years, i/o, with a volvo penta engine. we took it to a mechanic friend and he told us that the engine had blown its freeze plug but that it was now purring like a kitten. we took it out for its maiden voyage of the season. it was running really roughly but we thought that it might be the 2 year old gas; then after about 10 minutes of running at far less than half speed we stopped to check the engine as we smelled gasoline. when we pulled the i/o cover off of the engine - the engine was covered in gray like ooze. do you think that we have a cracked block or a blown gasket or...?

 

[Don S]

Re: gray engine ooze

The block was not drained properly, it froze, which popped the core plugs and cracked the block internally.
Happens all the time.
You need a new engine.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: gray engine ooze

Yep....That ugly gray ooze is water and oil mixture..
That motor is junk at this point..

 

[JustJason]

Re: gray engine ooze

ohhhh pretty

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: gray engine ooze

ohhhh pretty

LOL!! Yep,Its that time of year huh?

Its really a shame so many engines get trashed from lack of correct winterizing..

 

[Maclin]

Re: gray engine ooze

The good news is you found a mechanic to avoid for next time.

 

[Alumarine]

Re: gray engine ooze

The good news is you found a mechanic to avoid for next time.

Except the mechanic didn't check for cracks.

 

[Maclin]

Re: gray engine ooze

Except the mechanic didn't check for cracks.

...that is why I said to avoid him....

 

[Alumarine]

Re: gray engine ooze

Oops, sorry. Glasses were dirty. Missed avoid.

 

[Jeepster04]

Re: gray engine ooze

The good news is there isnt any more bad news...

Well, we all know that probably isnt true..