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Location: Kodiak, AK | Not entirely sure. Seeing as it's the top cylinder, and those get the hottest, I think I may have had a warped or even cracked (it looks OK to the naked eye, but the smallest crack can ruin a motor) head and got water on top of the piston and away it went. I got water out on the screws when I pulled the head, so there was water floating around under the head. Whether that came before, or was caused by the failure, I don't know. That cylinder is bone dry, so either the oil washed out with the water, or I also had a clogged injector and that cylinder ran dry. I think I may have had an oil injection issue as my reservoirs don't seem to have dropped appreciably in the two days I had it out this year. That was the first thing I noticed was my oil level didn't seem like it had dropped.
Oh well, I'm calling the bank today for the $$$$ I need for a new F225!
You need any parts? Seriously, I'm parting it out, and there's alot of good stuff on there- lower unit, tilt/trim, starter, wiring harness.... |
