pitted piston (bad) 175hp 89 johnson

ljrichey

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ok --newby to the thread--but half mech--got the boat & mtr this wknd knew it had a cyl down --head removed on bad side --bottom piston pitted bad ---didn't break any rings that i can observe--port side --I am doing whatever it takes to do it myself but am wondering what caused this to happen --head looks good--- have some what looks like gaulded aluminum on cylinder wall but looks like it may hone out --all other cyls cked at 100 psi on comp ck cold ---think i'm ok there---what happened to destroy the one piston?
 

oldcatamount

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Re: pitted piston (bad) 175hp 89 johnson

That could have been caused by a "lean" condition in that cylinder, bad/wrong plug, carbon build-up, excessive heat. Any of these conditions are bad and can pick on any cylinder, any time.
 
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