hole in block

[johnsinbelton]

Anyone know if a hole in the side of my 2001 225 Optimax can be repaired? The hole is the size of a piston rod...as seen in the last pic with the rod still in it..Here are a couple of pics...any help is greatly appreciated..

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/dandkboatcarpeting/100_5202.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/dandkboatcarpeting/100_5204.jpg

Thanks,
DeSean

[BUZZIN' DOZEN]

If any body can, Ruck can

[Way2slow on H2O]

That's just a BABY hole :D:D

Where in TX are you??? Texas Machine Works can weld that easily.

Ronnie

[johnsinbelton]

Im in central Texas...It sounds like Texas Machine Works might be in the Dallas area? If so thats not to far from me...thanks way2slow on h2o


DeSean

[Way2slow on H2O]

Texas Machine Works
Dwayne Churchwell
972-602-4500
2337 Ft. Worth
Grand Prairie, TX 75050

[johnsinbelton]

Thanks a ton way2slow on h2o ....

DeSean

[fastskeeter]

man ronnie, you have run down the track with bigger holes than that.

:):)

[jphii]

I think Ronnie made bigger holes than that warming his up:D:D

[skygrabber]

Some holes aren't much fun. Who is Ruck and does he work on OMC? I hvae a little hole myself. Notice where the crack extends back to the jug.
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh245/lubyman/mhole.jpg

[baja200merk]

you got that hole cause the motor turns the wrong way :p

just get another front half, theres one for sale in Misc parts for $30 :thumbsup:

kevin

[skygrabber]

you got that hole cause the motor turns the wrong way :p

just get another front half, theres one for sale in Misc parts for $30 :thumbsup:

kevin

Oh, no wonder I had to drive in reverse all the time :p
Anyway the only $30 front half I saw in Misc. parts was for a 3.0

[jphii]

3.0, 3.3, same thing. Non E-Tec, of course.

[slowaction420]

pm ronnie

[skygrabber]

3.0, 3.3, same thing. Non E-Tec, of course.
try 4.0= not same thing ;)

[jphii]

try 4.0= not same thing ;)

Hidin a couple of cylinders in that pic:D:D You can still fix it. I've got one I fixed with Devcon and it works fine. And I've got one that's been welded. How bad is the crack in the block?

[baja200merk]

unbolt the rod through the hole, get a new piston/rings, clean up the hole with muratic acid/hone install new piston, bolt rod back up use calibrated eye ball torque wrench, devcon the hole up, clean the carb and go boating :D :D :D :D :D :D :p :p :p

kid :thumbsup:

[johnsinbelton]

This may sound dumb so I apologize now....but what is devcon? Is it some kind of filler?

Thanks,
DeSean

[jphii]

http://www.devcon.com/

[skygrabber]

Hidin a couple of cylinders in that pic:D:D You can still fix it. I've got one I fixed with Devcon and it works fine. And I've got one that's been welded. How bad is the crack in the block?
The hole isn't really what I was worried about It's the crack. It goes through and back and pushed out a bit where the two mating surfaces are, worse than the picture shows.

[skygrabber]

unbolt the rod through the hole, get a new piston/rings, clean up the hole with muratic acid/hone install new piston, bolt rod back up use calibrated eye ball torque wrench, devcon the hole up, clean the carb and go boating :D :D :D :D :D :D :p :p :p

kid :thumbsup:

No need to unbolt anything:D The rod and bolts are already at the bottom of the lake. And no need for a new piston either, that mearly got sent to the top of the cylinder minus most of the rod. It actually ran pretty good on 7 once all those stupid parts got out of the cranks way. I just need to seal the hole and run on 7..This is going to be easier than I thought :p:cheers::p:thumbsup: