OctoberSea
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- May 27, 2009
- Messages
- 30
Hi all,
5.7l Gi, 1996, TBI. Putting my frustration and subsequent embarrassment aside, here's the short roundup of a crappy day yesterday. Cracked an exhaust manifold, 4 port cylinders filled with saltwater. Within a few hours I pulled all plugs and cranked the water out. Following my mechanic's advice, I poured a modest amount of oil down the throttle body, and sprayed the inside of the cylinders with WD-40. While spraying the very last cylinder, the little red straw popped off and - I THINK, but am not certain - that it was sprayed right into the cylinder. There's hardly any space to look around and get any sense whether the %@%#$! straw is or isn't lying in some crevice in the tightly packed hoses, wiring, and motor. I'd say 70-30 that the straw is inside cylinder 8.
In probing my misery just now in the driveway, I was encouraged that replacing the manifolds and risers myself is a very do-able job. But I know that I need to confirm whether that &@#^$% straw in in cylinder 8. Should I even attempt pulling the cylinder head myself to try to save this boat, or is this something much better left to a real mechanic?
I'm a decent DIYer, but not very advanced... I am not a mechanic. I have my Seloc manual, and I can generally figure things out and follow instructions - I like fixing things myself, but am mostly motivated by not paying a marine mechanic $90/hr. I don't have a ton of to put into this, and baby #3 is on the way... so if I can't salvage this myself, I'm going to have to cut my losses and try hard to sell this boat as a project.
Thanks in advance, fellas. I really appreciate the help.
5.7l Gi, 1996, TBI. Putting my frustration and subsequent embarrassment aside, here's the short roundup of a crappy day yesterday. Cracked an exhaust manifold, 4 port cylinders filled with saltwater. Within a few hours I pulled all plugs and cranked the water out. Following my mechanic's advice, I poured a modest amount of oil down the throttle body, and sprayed the inside of the cylinders with WD-40. While spraying the very last cylinder, the little red straw popped off and - I THINK, but am not certain - that it was sprayed right into the cylinder. There's hardly any space to look around and get any sense whether the %@%#$! straw is or isn't lying in some crevice in the tightly packed hoses, wiring, and motor. I'd say 70-30 that the straw is inside cylinder 8.
In probing my misery just now in the driveway, I was encouraged that replacing the manifolds and risers myself is a very do-able job. But I know that I need to confirm whether that &@#^$% straw in in cylinder 8. Should I even attempt pulling the cylinder head myself to try to save this boat, or is this something much better left to a real mechanic?
I'm a decent DIYer, but not very advanced... I am not a mechanic. I have my Seloc manual, and I can generally figure things out and follow instructions - I like fixing things myself, but am mostly motivated by not paying a marine mechanic $90/hr. I don't have a ton of to put into this, and baby #3 is on the way... so if I can't salvage this myself, I'm going to have to cut my losses and try hard to sell this boat as a project.
Thanks in advance, fellas. I really appreciate the help.
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