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wendellbee replied to the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition.

Nothing hydrolocked or frozen. Engine running when i winterized it. Since the heads were redone and installed, engine was started and...

Apr 11, 2025
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wendellbee replied to the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition.

Nothing hydrolocked or froze. exhaust valves were rusted. I have run the engine since re-installing the heads and engine sound good...

Apr 11, 2025
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wendellbee replied to the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition.

I checked the lifters over the weekend. I could visually see 2 had what looked like sludge on the top of them. The others did not have...

Apr 6, 2025
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wendellbee replied to the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition.

I did place the new pushrods in oil overnight. i changed the oil 2 times before taking everything apart. When I started the engine It...

Apr 4, 2025
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wendellbee replied to the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition.

To add some background - before engine was disassembled, it was running, roughly of course, and pumping oil up to the rockers. The...

Apr 4, 2025
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wendellbee replied to the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition.

The lifters were not touched. I replaced all the pushrods since a few of them in were bent.

Apr 4, 2025
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wendellbee posted the thread no oil after cylinder head recondition in Mercury MerCruiser Sterndrives & Engines.

i have an inboard merc 7.4 gen vi (it is a 2000, but I cannot find serial numbers on either engine). I had the starboard engine...

Apr 3, 2025
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wendellbee replied to the thread 7.4 Gen VI cylinder head gaskets.

I purchased the boat with these engines and the PO (2nd owner) knows nothing regarding the engines. Spoke to his mechanic and he has not...

Feb 10, 2025
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wendellbee posted the thread 7.4 Gen VI cylinder head gaskets in Mercury MerCruiser Sterndrives & Engines.

I have twin 7.4's Gen VI MPI's. These were distributed by Sea Max, so i cannot find much info on them. The engine serial nbrs are...

Feb 5, 2025

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