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On to Plan B
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Byline: PipUpdate on the engine. It's buggered. Basically it looks like the raw water strainer that should prevent the engine sucking up sediment along with the cooling water was missing. Don't know why this would be, but the result is that at some point someone drove through a pile of sand (not us) and it got sucked up into the water jacket (that surrounds the cylinder and cools it - kind of like a thermos, but with water instead of a vacuum).
This was bad, and a bunch of parts need replacing. Apparently, this includes the liner, piston, rod, and a bunch of other things. On top of that, the shaft coupling needs replacing (we knew this) because it's rusted to hell.
Total parts and labour? $4,700.
So. We are looking at Plan B - an outboard. Not exactly super cheap, at least if we want one that won't be an unreliable pain in the arse, but it would be a whole lot less than 5 grand.
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