Holy Shamolee
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Jul 18, 2009
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I just bought a brand new(not rebuilt) Mercruiser crate engine.
I got it home, removed the crate and the plastic and checked the oil.
On the end of the dipstick was large clumps of rusty flaked metal.
When I say large I mean as wide as the dipstick and about as half as thick as the dipstick. There were several that big and lots more smaller stuff.
I called the marina and they told me to bring it back to them.
I will tomorrow but in the meantime they left a message on my phone saying to call before I bring it in.
I'm wondering if they are going to try and tell me this is normal and not to worry about it.
Any Ideas or has anyone heard of something like this before?
I got it home, removed the crate and the plastic and checked the oil.
On the end of the dipstick was large clumps of rusty flaked metal.
When I say large I mean as wide as the dipstick and about as half as thick as the dipstick. There were several that big and lots more smaller stuff.
I called the marina and they told me to bring it back to them.
I will tomorrow but in the meantime they left a message on my phone saying to call before I bring it in.
I'm wondering if they are going to try and tell me this is normal and not to worry about it.
Any Ideas or has anyone heard of something like this before?
