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re: Boaters - The old man just bought a '95 Rinker Captiva
Posted on 7/10/12 at 12:04 pm to MrBobDobalina
Posted on 7/10/12 at 12:04 pm to MrBobDobalina
I would be very interested in why he replaced the engine for a head gasket.
The only reason to repalce the entire motor is a cracked block. Even a bad head can be machined or replaced alot cheaper than an entire engine. ETA: or possibly if it saw heavey salt water use without a closed cooling system
FWIW, with winterization, even if it never gets cold enoguh to freeze, I would drain / refill with antifreeze for the winter. The anti freeze has Rust Inhibitors that keep the water passage ways from clogging up due to ust scale.
the engine part of that combo is very easy to work on / maintaine yourself. The outdrive is a little more time consuming / tedious but not hard either.
Since it has the original bravo 3, check the rubber gaskets and the bellows for dry rot / cracks. thats a common place on older ones for water leaking in.
The only reason to repalce the entire motor is a cracked block. Even a bad head can be machined or replaced alot cheaper than an entire engine. ETA: or possibly if it saw heavey salt water use without a closed cooling system
FWIW, with winterization, even if it never gets cold enoguh to freeze, I would drain / refill with antifreeze for the winter. The anti freeze has Rust Inhibitors that keep the water passage ways from clogging up due to ust scale.
the engine part of that combo is very easy to work on / maintaine yourself. The outdrive is a little more time consuming / tedious but not hard either.
Since it has the original bravo 3, check the rubber gaskets and the bellows for dry rot / cracks. thats a common place on older ones for water leaking in.
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Posted on 7/10/12 at 4:03 pm to Chris4x4gill2
Just got off of the phone with the previous owner, besides the blown head gasket he also burnt up a piston so the whole block had to be replaced...I guess he figured he might as well replace everything once he was so deep into engine repair.
Will be sure to check the out-drive gaskets and bellows for any leakage, and I absolutely plan on doing the whole 9 yards as far as winterization is concerned.
Appreciate the advice Chris
Will be sure to check the out-drive gaskets and bellows for any leakage, and I absolutely plan on doing the whole 9 yards as far as winterization is concerned.
Appreciate the advice Chris
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