My non-internet friend has a long shaft 1986<br />70 hp Johnson VRO 3 cyl. motor. This motor has an outboard jet unit, not a prop. We went out on the river last week and did not go 700 yards and <br />the motor seized. I took off the head last night and found the bottom piston, #3 I think, with huge chunks missing on the exhaust side. Alumunium is gone clear down to the piston ring.<br />It looks like most of the material is going into the exhaust. The material stuck to the sleeve flakes off fairly easy with a knife blade. <br />Wondering if this is fuel troubles? Air? Oil?<br />He did say the motor had been harder starting recently, but we had gone very little distance and we are fairly sure the water pump was peeing.<br />Also, should a guy get this head magna-fluxed.<br />It had lots of piston hitting it. Thanks,<br />Dan
