New (posting) to the forum, but have been lurking for a while..<br /><br />I have a 95 Cajun 19 Fish and Ski.. It has a 94 Johnson Faststrike 150 V6
with less than 160 hrs..<br /><br />The last time I took it out, a pulsing alarm began to go off, every time I started to accelerate from an idle.. Three times, I returned to the pier, checked everything over, squeezed the oil bulb etc
<br /><br />The 3rd time, the sound went away, and I figured it was a faulty sensor..<br /><br />I was wrong to assume, because 15 minutes later, 3 miles into the lake, the motor lost power, began a rough idle, and a rattling sound.<br /><br />I was towed in..<br /><br />Compression was checked, and the bottom left cylinder had 0 compression.<br /><br />Disassembly today shows the piston damaged, rings too, and some scoring on the cylinder walls..<br /><br />PHOTOS FOLLOW:<br /><br />Ill assume this was a VRO oiling system failure
<br /><br />What is my best option to get this repaired?<br /><br />My boating buddies, say to send the block to Tribble Machine, who charge $595 labor +parts for rebuilding.<br /><br />I see on iboats.com, that 3 different vendors offer 3 different prices, options and packages..<br /><br />Im not a wealthy man, and want to get this fixed as cheap as possible, but I also want it fixed right.<br /><br />My plan is to disable the VRO oil system and hand-mixthe oil, once I get the motor fixed.<br /><br />Opinions needed
<br /><br />Where to get it rebuilt?<br /><br />Options?<br /><br />Rebuild 1 cylinder and leave the rest alone, or rebuild all?<br /><br />Recommended rebuilders?<br /><br />Any other pertinent advice or opinions?<br /><br />Thanks a million guys
<br /><br />PHOTOS FOLLOW:<br /><br />The only piston/bore with visible damage is the lower left, and the piston is very movable with hand pressure.. (maybe this was the rattling sound I heard)<br /><br />
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<br /><br />Left lower cylinder damage
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<br /><br />Right lower cylinder<br /><br />
