the worst sound an outboard can make !

[bobrock]

well welcome to a new season huh.... 4 minutes in the water and i think i blew a piston and cylinder .. i have a 200 merc 1988 and found the middle cylinder had some chrome break off the cylinder wall .... funny i thought i could save it ... i was wrong ... so now i have to pull the block and have it resleeved but the only place i know that does that is in florida .... i wonder i tilt the motor out if i could pull the powerhead while on the boat ????

 

[Laddies]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

I'm not familier with your area but there are many shops that replate or will sleeve engines, if nothing else ck with a local dealer or machine shop to find some one in your aera--Bob---we always pull the powerheads on the boats

 

[bobrock]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

friggin sweet <br /><br />im starting tommorrow and takin LOTSA pictures for refrence <br />im gonna try to leave as much intact as possible and just get the powerhead off

 

[bobrock]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

how much does the powerhead weigh any idea?

 

[Laddies]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

I think that V/6 fully dressed is 225-250 I am not sure as we pretty much strip them before removal---Bob

 

[Dhadley]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

Gotta be stripped to do the job. May as well do it before you send it unless you want them to dress it back. In that case you just pull the complete dressed powerhead and thats how you get it back. Lots of shops will do it that way. Flagship, Mar Fab etc.

 

[bobrock]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

OK .. pulled the powerhead (no easy task) stripped the block and sent it out to get resleeved..piston was a mess and crank and connecting rod looks good ... im putting new bearings on both sides of the connecting rod new piston..powerhead gasket set ..oil seals ..are there 3 seals one up top and 2 below?? the blow up seems to have it i just never seen 2 oil rings close together like that...what kinda sealant is used between two halves of the block ??? i seen like a pink colored material...silicone maybe??<br />if anyone has any tips for reassembling this engine please post as i will need all the help i can get thanks guys

 

[bobrock]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

ok ... a closer look at the connecting rod shows corrosion ... so i bought a used one and the cylinder head is shot so i bought a used one there too ...im installing new needle bearings on the wrist pin and roller bearings on the connecting rod..also when i spun the main crank lower bearing it made a sound that i figgure can only get worse so i bought a new one there too..im not likin the sound of the crank bearings just above that so thats getting replaced too .. piston ring set and all new gaskets and seals should ensure a trouble free season ... i hope

 

[bobrock]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

WOO HOOOO ! it runs like a top... im runnin extra oil in the gas along side of the oil injection for the break in period ... question is there any way of testing the oil injection ???? <br />im not getting any alarms but how can i tell if its working??

 

[Clams Canino]

Re: the worst sound an outboard can make !

Watch the tank level... and congrats.<br /><br />-W