Recent content by Rusted Nut

Interesting thread. I hope you did new valve springs somewhere in this build.

Worn Exhaust guides or valve seals will pass a lot of oil and you will not see it on the plugs. Is this a new boat to you?

That sounds like a great trip. Did you calculate your average fuel burn?

How much and at what rpm? What year and total hours on this engine

Have to read all the plugs? They must show oil on them or the oil is being pumped out of the oil cooler.

Is there a sheen or spots of oil at the exhaust? Pull your hose off that oil cooler if it’s leaking that much you will see and feel it. Older boats with side exhaust, you will have a black mess on the hull by the water line. What is the hours on the engine? My guess is valve guides and seals.

Does anyone have this model? Trying to find the correct battery setup. Are your (2) 344 batteries in some type of holder?

93 gen v mechanical pumps both new in 2015. Last summer the old tried engines pulled to 4K. Not saying two pumps can fail at the same time but- the starvation was switching from one to the other. Thinking one getting another set of filters for the water separator, read of the 10 micron filter...

fresh Gen V rebuilds in a 370da installed and was breaking them in yesterday. Up to 2800 both were strong and responsive. If seems when the secondaries are opening the stbd engine fells off( doesn’t die drops6-800 rpm) and is non responsive. Both are strong coming on plane,never a stumble...

Congrats with sailor. He might be chipped.

I change oil every year for this combo.

Have him do it correctly.

Lake forest is in Lake County. And crime in Lake Forest and north shore is kept quiet.

Very sad. I won’t argue with the metrics.

Our (Chicago)per-murder capita rate is low because of Chicago’s excellent ER dept and experience. With all the shooting over the past three decades we have the unfortunate expertise in gun shot wounds. It’s not the guns, police or politicians fault it’s the breakdown or lack of family and...