ronnyd8719
12-06-2006, 01:50 AM
I purchased my boat last spring. I got a good deal on the boat and motor. The guy selling it said the motor had problems. I checked the compression and the motor ran well. It is a 16 foot with a mercury 115 and I got it up to 55 mph with gps. After about 3 months the problem showed up. I have a cylinder that was now dead. I am just hoping the powerhead is ok. My father in law was a certified mercury service personal at one time and the motor is a 1986. We took it down and 4 cylinders are perfect, the other to the rings have broken and the piston head and the bottom of the cylinder is scared up. The cylinder walls are perfect minor scratches that we honed out. So it is easy to fix. Now the part that gets me is the arm that advances the timing had been glued back on. I guess they broke it some kind of way. It worked for three months before. I pulled on it and the glue job just came apart. Now I am in a fix. This is what I am trying . I got the stongest epoxy I can find. 4300 lb pull. I have glued it and it is staying. My question is if the glue comes apart while I am at high rpms will this mess up the motor in any way or will it just not run. I don't want to put a piston though the back of the motor or something. Father in law said he thinks it would not do damage, but ask around and get ideas from others.
So if you know what would happen please let me know.
Now to give you my thoughs on certified outboard service men they are charging way to much. I called around to see what it would cost to have a overhaul done. The bottom price was $2000 and he did not want to do the job. That is strange. A business man that is going to make money on a job is refusing work. There are crazys in the world. The next cheaper was $2400.00 That is without the shipping due to it being in another state. So I purchased the repair manual and it gives you all the info step by step. If you have any idea of what a socket and wrench is you can do it yourself with no major problems. You may have to buy a few tools. It will not be many if you are a guy that is handyman and have the normal tools. I have normal tools and above that I purchased a ring compressor/ touque wrench/ and some special wrenches that were 12 point and you may have that. The project cost me $510.00 with the tools/ two pistons/rings/ and gasket set. That is a huge amount of money. I could have done the rebuild 4 times. So if I broke some rings putting them on no big deal I just ordered some more and that is in the $510.00 also. Now if you want to get your boat back on the water in a week pay the $2400.00, but I have more time than money. I think most of us do. I will admit the needle bearing are not the easiest think to work with but you learn how to do it and it is not a problem. I just wanted to let the masses that it is not that hard. Ho yea I took pictures with a digital camera as i went so I would know where everything went. I also bagged and labeled all the parts and bolts for easy replacement. So if you have a workshop so you can leave the project for a time. If you have a older motor it is well worth the try. If you do just mess it up. just purchase a old replacement motor and you are set. But it is worth the knowleague I gained and the knowing that the motor was done right. It gives you great pride to see the fruits of your labor and the thickest of your wallet.HAHA.
Now Please don't forget to answer my question. Will the epoxy work on the timing advance and if it don't will there be a chance that it will screw the motor up if it brakes.
God Bless
And for the non believers
Thanks
Ron
So if you know what would happen please let me know.
Now to give you my thoughs on certified outboard service men they are charging way to much. I called around to see what it would cost to have a overhaul done. The bottom price was $2000 and he did not want to do the job. That is strange. A business man that is going to make money on a job is refusing work. There are crazys in the world. The next cheaper was $2400.00 That is without the shipping due to it being in another state. So I purchased the repair manual and it gives you all the info step by step. If you have any idea of what a socket and wrench is you can do it yourself with no major problems. You may have to buy a few tools. It will not be many if you are a guy that is handyman and have the normal tools. I have normal tools and above that I purchased a ring compressor/ touque wrench/ and some special wrenches that were 12 point and you may have that. The project cost me $510.00 with the tools/ two pistons/rings/ and gasket set. That is a huge amount of money. I could have done the rebuild 4 times. So if I broke some rings putting them on no big deal I just ordered some more and that is in the $510.00 also. Now if you want to get your boat back on the water in a week pay the $2400.00, but I have more time than money. I think most of us do. I will admit the needle bearing are not the easiest think to work with but you learn how to do it and it is not a problem. I just wanted to let the masses that it is not that hard. Ho yea I took pictures with a digital camera as i went so I would know where everything went. I also bagged and labeled all the parts and bolts for easy replacement. So if you have a workshop so you can leave the project for a time. If you have a older motor it is well worth the try. If you do just mess it up. just purchase a old replacement motor and you are set. But it is worth the knowleague I gained and the knowing that the motor was done right. It gives you great pride to see the fruits of your labor and the thickest of your wallet.HAHA.
Now Please don't forget to answer my question. Will the epoxy work on the timing advance and if it don't will there be a chance that it will screw the motor up if it brakes.
God Bless
And for the non believers
Thanks
Ron