why you don't go cheap...
...on your reman engines.
I thought I might get out on the bay a little today. Day after my birthday and all, why not?
Well, this is why. I had a client with 'new' reman 454s in his carver last year. He went with the cheapest motors he could get from a place in Florida. They've been in the boat for a while but only have about 10 hours on them.
One engine was reported not idling/hard to start. Today I found out why. Clearly had water in #5; one broken spring and bent pushrod, and one bent valve. No signs of the valve hitting the piston, so at least that's good.
It will be interseting to see if the warranty from the builder is any good. I'll find out tomorrow I guess.
Don
'01 22 Classic, 502/B1
And a bunch of other stuff
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough" - Mario Andretti