My Penta is having issues
Boat ran beautiful prior to July this year. Winterized professionally every year since I purchased it in 2010 and had a rebuilt engine put in. Re- built 305 bored 30 over engine in 2010 new everything, rods, bearings, timing chain, oil pump
I put it in the water this year, started it, checked gauges as it was running at first, took my eye off temp gauge and proceeded to have fun then a few min later it beeped just a few times, stalled and shut down. Towed it in and took to mechanic. He found that it was the water pump and put in a new one. Hooked it up to the Muffs and started it. It ran fine, temp was fine, no water in the oil so he called me said it was the water pump its fixed and come and get it your luck and have fun. I Picked it up (took it to the water 700 miles away from home) a week later and attempted to start it. It cranked slow but did not start. I thought the batteries were dead (year 2005 batteries) because it was cranking slow so I replaced the 2 batteries. Same thing happened. I took it to local marina they looked at it an pulled all the plugs said I had water in the plugs and sprayed WD in the cylinders (PICKLED COMBUSTION CHAMBERS). They said that the exhaust manifold gaskets were shot most likely for sure and the exhaust elbow hoses were bad. Take it back home and repair it there because it was 4th of july weekend and no one was working that weekend. I got it to turn over fire right up before I left. Did not run it more than just a few seconds at the most.
took it home to and mechanic DID NOT check the exhaust manifold gaskets but did check the compression. The compression checked in at.
PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST AND FOUND. 1=168,2=46,3=119,4=26,5=159,6=159,7=170,8=170 PSI. HAS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE ON AT LEAST 2,4 AND 3 CYLS. NEEDS HEADS REMOVED TO FURTHER ESTIMATE. IF BLOCK IS OK, EST 2500-3000.00 TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HEADS AND REPAIR BURNT EXHAUST SYSTEM.
at this point I took it home to think about it or do more research.
This brings me to you all....
This is a lot of money for me at this point and it looks as if it could be even more money depending on what they find. I'm wandering if maybe it could be the manifold gaskets that could be causing the compression to be off? Or does anyone have any hopeful ideas?
Thank you!
Boat ran beautiful prior to July this year. Winterized professionally every year since I purchased it in 2010 and had a rebuilt engine put in. Re- built 305 bored 30 over engine in 2010 new everything, rods, bearings, timing chain, oil pump
I put it in the water this year, started it, checked gauges as it was running at first, took my eye off temp gauge and proceeded to have fun then a few min later it beeped just a few times, stalled and shut down. Towed it in and took to mechanic. He found that it was the water pump and put in a new one. Hooked it up to the Muffs and started it. It ran fine, temp was fine, no water in the oil so he called me said it was the water pump its fixed and come and get it your luck and have fun. I Picked it up (took it to the water 700 miles away from home) a week later and attempted to start it. It cranked slow but did not start. I thought the batteries were dead (year 2005 batteries) because it was cranking slow so I replaced the 2 batteries. Same thing happened. I took it to local marina they looked at it an pulled all the plugs said I had water in the plugs and sprayed WD in the cylinders (PICKLED COMBUSTION CHAMBERS). They said that the exhaust manifold gaskets were shot most likely for sure and the exhaust elbow hoses were bad. Take it back home and repair it there because it was 4th of july weekend and no one was working that weekend. I got it to turn over fire right up before I left. Did not run it more than just a few seconds at the most.
took it home to and mechanic DID NOT check the exhaust manifold gaskets but did check the compression. The compression checked in at.
PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST AND FOUND. 1=168,2=46,3=119,4=26,5=159,6=159,7=170,8=170 PSI. HAS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE ON AT LEAST 2,4 AND 3 CYLS. NEEDS HEADS REMOVED TO FURTHER ESTIMATE. IF BLOCK IS OK, EST 2500-3000.00 TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HEADS AND REPAIR BURNT EXHAUST SYSTEM.
at this point I took it home to think about it or do more research.
This brings me to you all....
This is a lot of money for me at this point and it looks as if it could be even more money depending on what they find. I'm wandering if maybe it could be the manifold gaskets that could be causing the compression to be off? Or does anyone have any hopeful ideas?
Thank you!