bad motor

[Hoggsnatcher]

Ive got a 98, 150 EFI Merc. And 1 of the pistons has damage to the top. Also looks like some slight damage on cylender wall. What i was wondering; can this be rebuilt and the motor hold up if the damage isnt to bad? Or am I going to spend more on repairs than what its worth? Any help on this would be appriciated. THANKS

 

[Oldman]

pm wrechin2.

 

[beetlespin]

Call Paul Nichols at 423-451-0125

 

[wrechin2]

I repair engines like that often. The key is to determine the failure. Most of the time it is a injector issue or a switch box. I am building one next week that the switch box was double firing. I send the injectors off to be flow tested and I replace the switch boxes. TOOOOOO many times people will rebuild them and only to have them fail very shortly there after because they repair the failure and not the cause. . Very rarely do I see a failure that requires a sleeve. 99% of the time it only requires boring of the one cylinder. With a 2.5L, I replace all the pistons because of locator pin failures. Not a question of IF but WHEN are they going to come out. </p>

Here is one that I am working on today that a hose came off and leaned out cylinder #3. As you see, it is very damaged and the block was distorted. This is one of those 1%. The problem was they only offered a .020 for a 150 but offered a .040 for a 200HP. So I had to weld the block and bore the block and install 2 .040 O.D. 200 hp sleeves in it because of distortion and port the other sleeves to match. So it is now a 200HP block. </p>

So there is hope for it!!! It can be repaired and hold up just like a brand new engine. </p>

Link to the thread. </p>

http://www.chattanoogafishingforum.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=45280&posts=19&start=1</p>

 

[TightlineT]

Wrechin, Wrechin, Wrechin. He is the man for such a job in my opinion.

 

[Hoggsnatcher]

thanks alot everbody...got a couple things to take care of then i will give you a yell Wrechin

 

[wrechin2]

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