need help tearing down powerhead

[Orlando]

im no expert, but i would pull the cylinder heads and check the cylinder walls see what condition everything else is in first, before deciding to rebuild/replace/repower. i would check condition of lower unit. also depends how much you are wanting to spend. rebuild kits for the power head are available on ebay for the do it yourselfer, so are rebuilt powerheads, but the other guys on here can probably give much better suggestions.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Get it fully torn down and inspect it and see where your at first. Right now you can't see any of the journals on the crank. Also you need to figure out how the saltwater got into the crankcase.

[awthacker]

Cylinder heads are off. I think the water got in around the bottom cylinder on the starboard side and/or the thermostat on the same side. There was pitting on the heads, but not on the block. My hope would be to clean and rebuild, I guess have the cylinder heads machined until smooth.

In the previous thread on this subject, someone suggested that if the crankshaft was rusted, I would be better off with a new powerhead.

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...t=16993&page=3

Now that the lower unit is off, I'll try again to lift the powerhead tomorrow.

[awthacker]

Still can't lift the powerhead. I do see two 3/4" bolts run into some rubber seats in the midsection from the mounting bracket. Do these need to come out, too?

[phatdaddy]

i think those are the mounts for the transom bracket to the mid section. they run horizonal, i think all the bolt you need to remove power head are vertical.

hang on though, wiser heads will come along.

[awthacker]

I jack up the powerhead and it seperates nearly 1/2", but won't lift off. The whole boat lifted off the trailer.

I don't see anything other than the 3/4" bolts, and I can't get them out.