LockDownLance2
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- Joined
- May 17, 2004
- RO Number
- 13675
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- 12
If bad luck was given a name, it'd be LANCE.
I'm reasonably certain at this point, that I have a cracked block on my 4.3l merc.
Long story short, I missed a drain plug before winter.
The only 'possible' hope, and this is pretty bad, is we were out of town for a few weeks this winter and we had about a foot of rain, caving in the cover and filling the boat with water. Not realizing this until we arrived home, the engine compartment on this boat was about 1/2 full of water, at sat there for a WHILE. I know, bad. The battery was not on, so the auto-bilge pump didn't kick in and as luck would have it, the dang drain plug was still in.
Sometimes I think I should have never bought a boat.
Anyway, the weater has been unseasonably warm, so I decided to clean her up and get her ready for the season.
Charged the battery... busted right off and purred like a kitten.
Oil change time.
Milkshake... some major water in the oil.
Ran another oil change through it, same thing.
I assume the only possible hope in this is that I've just not got all the water out of it from being submerged for a few weeks this winter. Although I'm not sure how it would have leaked in.
I'm going to be running a few more rounds of oil through it tomorrow but I'm already thinking... new engine.
Question is, where can I find just a replacement block. I have the resources (not me) to hae the engine rebuilt for a low cost by professionals, but I'll have to provide a block.
Any advice on what I'm looking at here?
Cheers,
-L
I'm reasonably certain at this point, that I have a cracked block on my 4.3l merc.
Long story short, I missed a drain plug before winter.
The only 'possible' hope, and this is pretty bad, is we were out of town for a few weeks this winter and we had about a foot of rain, caving in the cover and filling the boat with water. Not realizing this until we arrived home, the engine compartment on this boat was about 1/2 full of water, at sat there for a WHILE. I know, bad. The battery was not on, so the auto-bilge pump didn't kick in and as luck would have it, the dang drain plug was still in.
Sometimes I think I should have never bought a boat.
Anyway, the weater has been unseasonably warm, so I decided to clean her up and get her ready for the season.
Charged the battery... busted right off and purred like a kitten.
Oil change time.
Milkshake... some major water in the oil.
Ran another oil change through it, same thing.
I assume the only possible hope in this is that I've just not got all the water out of it from being submerged for a few weeks this winter. Although I'm not sure how it would have leaked in.
I'm going to be running a few more rounds of oil through it tomorrow but I'm already thinking... new engine.
Question is, where can I find just a replacement block. I have the resources (not me) to hae the engine rebuilt for a low cost by professionals, but I'll have to provide a block.
Any advice on what I'm looking at here?
Cheers,
-L