Is the motor toast?

[bradford]

Doesn't sound good to me, but Ferm or Spare would be the ones to ask. Hopeful for you

[spareparts]

sounds dead

[jamesbalog]

Originally Posted by spareparts

sounds dead

That’s kinda what I figured, only good news is I was planning on buying something else come spring anyway due to the condition of my hull. Still sad the see the V20 era end early even if it was only a few months early.

[jamesbalog]

Here’s a minor update

Today I got around to pulling the water jacket and trying to pull the head.

The water jacket gasket was pretty much destroyed, there wasn’t much of it left. When I tried to pull the head the 4 bolts around that cylinder with bad compression were loose. By loose I mean they popped free with next to no pressure on the ratchet. The other bolts on the head I can’t budge.

Once I can get the head off I will report back

[steplift20]

Keep your fingers crossed its a merc,bullet proof does that have the clam shell cowl?

[jamesbalog]

It has the three piece cowl, that I hate with a passion. Not sure if that’s considered the clamshell

[jamesbalog]

Here’s a few pictures. Doesn’t look good