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On second thought I can add oil to the cylinder, recheck compression. If it goes up that's supposed to mean rings right? If I had both spark plugs removed and it went down that would lead to believe leaking into the next cylinder and head gasket? Would that mean I'd have to get the whole head...
The carb and flame arrestor had a ton of what I thought was carbon buildup but could of been oil on it, which is why I changed the carb. There's a lot of blue smoke when running, more at startup. And the pcv hose has a ton of smoke coming out of that side of the engine in comparison to the other.
Hello, Been searching the forums and haven't run across this one specifically. I have 1998 Mercruiser 5.7L Alpha 1 Gen 2 outdrive. Was running great all summer now won't go past 1200 RPMS. I pulled the plugs and had several fouled plugs as well as a lot of carbon buildup in the carb. I replaced...
Hello, longtime lurker reading and learning a lot. I am a little perplexed on my current prop situation. I currently have a 98 Rinker 233 BR with a 5.7l 2 bbl carb. I had a 4 blade 19 pitch SS power tech prop on it that would put WOT 3400 rpms 34 mph. All the calculators and local prop shop said...
