Slyder69
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2020
- Messages
- 8
Good Evening,
New to the group, had a crime of opportunity present itself to us and acquired a 2006 Starcraft Seastar with a 4.3 Mercruiser. Previous owner had an issue running across the river and oil apparently drained out of the quick drain hose while running. He shut it all down quickly, took it in for a diagnosis and decided he didnt want to spend the money to repair. its basicallybeen sitting for a couple years sans oil. I have removed risers and exhaust manifolds, plugs out and shot marvel into the cylinders. cannot get it to turn over. I have resigned myself to the fact that I will be pulling the engine but was wondering if there is any way to tell how bad it may be or a trick to try to turn the crank over to break it loose.
I am in Jacksonville Fl and am searching out machine shops for a rebuild or for an economical short/long block.
Any Info or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Mike
New to the group, had a crime of opportunity present itself to us and acquired a 2006 Starcraft Seastar with a 4.3 Mercruiser. Previous owner had an issue running across the river and oil apparently drained out of the quick drain hose while running. He shut it all down quickly, took it in for a diagnosis and decided he didnt want to spend the money to repair. its basicallybeen sitting for a couple years sans oil. I have removed risers and exhaust manifolds, plugs out and shot marvel into the cylinders. cannot get it to turn over. I have resigned myself to the fact that I will be pulling the engine but was wondering if there is any way to tell how bad it may be or a trick to try to turn the crank over to break it loose.
I am in Jacksonville Fl and am searching out machine shops for a rebuild or for an economical short/long block.
Any Info or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Mike