Re: SKOOLS - rebuild advice needed
 

a 235 should have have around 120 each cylinder. you won't find a ring groove in an OMC the rings go to the top of the cylinder. This is an outboard not a 350 lol i've got several 350's with a ring groove and honed ran great. one the pistons would almost turn over in the cylinders but that motor made serious horse power. the looser the faster lol. This motor ran low 6's in a 1/8 milein a full body 78 camaro with A/C hooked up.

Re: SKOOLS - rebuild advice needed
 

a 235 should have have around 120 each cylinder. you won't find a ring groove in an OMC the rings go to the top of the cylinder. This is an outboard not a 350 lol i've got several 350's with a ring groove and honed ran great. one the pistons would almost turn over in the cylinders but that motor made serious horse power. the looser the faster lol. This motor ran low 6's in a 1/8 milein a full body 78 camaro with A/C hooked up.

Re: SKOOLS - rebuild advice needed
 

All:

Same compression gauge used both times. Believe me I checked. It would have been much easier if my gauge bit the dust than the option I'm facing. Warm or cold it doesn't matter - compression doesn't change. Don't forget the motor is 22 years old and has always given me great service. The only reason I'm think of rebuilding is the motor has only been in saltwater less than a dozen times and the majority of the ignition parts are brand new. For a basically about grand I'll be back in business

Skools : No need to worry about replacing the crank bearings unless there is an obvious problem?

Kamikaze

Re: SKOOLS - rebuild advice needed
 

All:

Same compression gauge used both times. Believe me I checked. It would have been much easier if my gauge bit the dust than the option I'm facing. Warm or cold it doesn't matter - compression doesn't change. Don't forget the motor is 22 years old and has always given me great service. The only reason I'm think of rebuilding is the motor has only been in saltwater less than a dozen times and the majority of the ignition parts are brand new. For a basically about grand I'll be back in business

Skools : No need to worry about replacing the crank bearings unless there is an obvious problem?

Kamikaze

Re: SKOOLS - rebuild advice needed
 

yeah they should be good to go.

Re: SKOOLS - rebuild advice needed
 

yeah they should be good to go.