Repair of a Sea Ray 210 Select
MerCruiser Starboard Cylinder Head Removal Items – Alternator Mounting Brackets To see how we got here, you can see what we have done prior to this point. We just got through inspecting the lifter valley. To this point we are still not able to determine why there is a tremendous amount of water in the oil. We started under the assumption that there is a crack in one of three…
Lifter Valley Inspection MerCruiser lifter valley lifter Inspection So to get here required removal of a lot of items. This turned out to be a lot more complicated than just “Remove the distributer and Intake”. So the mystery deepens. A quick inspection of the Mercruiser 5.0 MPI lifter valley indicates that there is no obvious sign of cracking. Additionally, There is a lot of rust on the intake ports on…
MerCruiser Intake Manifold Removal Process -Starboard riser and exhaust manifold removal Process To Summarize the intake removal process, we are going to start the by removing the risers and exhaust manifolds. Starboard Throttle Plate, Interlock, and Injectors Harness Removal First, start by removing the throttle plate and related parts. Next, I disconnected all the injectors from the wiring harnesses. Secondly, I remove the electrical connectors. there is a grey clip…
Here is how we Perform a Leak Down Test So after pulling the plugs and inspecting them as outlined in a previous post. Now we are going through the process of how to perform a cylinder leak down test. I have never worked on an engine with this many cylinders so this should be interesting! Everything With this Boat Is a Struggle I have found that working on this boat…
Pull the plugs When we pull the plugs, all appears to be good with the plugs. The Engine is running rich but not a single plug that looks steam cleaned or new, which is a good sign for valves and the cylinder walls. It also appears there is not a head gasket failure or water intrusion into the cylinder that way. It also means that there is a good possibility…