I was with this group back in 2019 shortly after my Force motor overheated and shut down in the middle of Lake Erie. I posted pics of the number 3 cylinder walls being heavily scored and was told I needed to have the cylinders bored out to the next size, etc. After taking it all apart and having the cylinder block inspected at my local machine shop I found that the previous owner had already done this once and the cylinders were at max oversize, so the cylinder block was nothing more than a boat anchor. Took me quite some time to find a cylinder block in good shape and it turns out it is still OEM bore size and in perfect shape. I also bought all new Wiseco pistons and rings, OEM size. That all happened by Nov 2019. So, my torn down motor has been sitting for nearly 6 years while lift just kept getting in the way of me finishing this rebuild. I finally retired this past spring and find myself with lots of spare time on my hands. So, back to the motor I go.
I am currently waiting for a new labrynth seal as I found one to have a large piece broken out of it. Other than that I am pretty certain I will be on my way to finishing this rebuild once the seal arrives next week. In my conversations, back in 2019, with a few of the very mechanically inclined individuals in this forum somebody mentioned something about needing to apply some black silicone gasket material somewhere near the top of the motor, if I recall correctly, but I don't recall precisely where it will be needed. I would have all this info at my fingertips if I could have successfully signed in under my original membership account, but I was unable to do so.
I would also like to add that this is the very first outboard motor I've ever worked on other than simple fuel system cleaning. So any helpful tips from anybody would be very greatly appreciated. I would love nothing more than to get my Bayliner back on the water by next spring if at all possible.
Thanks for reading.
I am currently waiting for a new labrynth seal as I found one to have a large piece broken out of it. Other than that I am pretty certain I will be on my way to finishing this rebuild once the seal arrives next week. In my conversations, back in 2019, with a few of the very mechanically inclined individuals in this forum somebody mentioned something about needing to apply some black silicone gasket material somewhere near the top of the motor, if I recall correctly, but I don't recall precisely where it will be needed. I would have all this info at my fingertips if I could have successfully signed in under my original membership account, but I was unable to do so.
I would also like to add that this is the very first outboard motor I've ever worked on other than simple fuel system cleaning. So any helpful tips from anybody would be very greatly appreciated. I would love nothing more than to get my Bayliner back on the water by next spring if at all possible.
Thanks for reading.
