Hoplite808
Well-Known Member
- Jan 11, 2022
- 507
- Boat Info
- 1996 Sea Ray 270 Sundancer
- Engines
- Mercruiser 7.4 LX MPI EFI (Gen. V)
@scoflaw of all the flavors in the world why choose salty?
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Too late now but the correct method to figure this out would have been to chuck up some air to that cylinder with the rockers off and hear where the air is leaking. Pressure test the cooling system. Both tests would have been easy and telling.
What was wrong with the head?
You need to get that old stale gas out of the equation. It can cause all sorts of other problems along with the poor performance.
You don't have bulk plants out there? They all take it here for a fee. That fee is much less than a repair bill on a damaged engine. I would not burn off that kind of volume in my boat. Maybe the wife's car though.