Pulling the motor seasons over
Engine Nut and All
The good almost 420 hours of great family and friend memories. The bad having to do this.
Last sunday multiple mourning butter ski runs, afternoon swimming and tubing never realized how tubing is like chumming pull 5 or 6 17 year old girls and amazing what appears.
I had just unloaded everyone and restarted the boat and going to help tow a family that had been dead for 45 minutes with a newborn and no one had stopped to help them. Idled out and powered up and heard a sound like a old hand clacker above 8 to 9 mph. Pulled motor box and listened at idle and heard nothing left cover open heard sound again above 9 mph.
We pretty sure its one of these three but leaning towards 1
#1 Broken wrist pin--- sound only under load- idle and engine performance seem not to be
impacted ( not trying to send something through block).
#2 Possible bent or loose rod. --- sound woulld always be present-would not sound correct
#3 spun bearing--argh sure hope not- but it would be pronounced everywhere in its impact
Before its asked oil changed 2-3 times a seasonaround 15 to 20 hours I have maintence OCD
Engine nut is it possible to get a shop manual or at least parts spec break down,torque specs and such? 02 carb motor
Guys since I have to go through this would you.
#1 Replace packing with dripless
#2 Replace cutlass bearing in strut
Anything else you can think of?
Thanks for the input