"Jack Redington" wrote in message
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How is the Phantom Menace II still running good with your vintage merc?

Cheers:

Capt Jack R..


PM-II took it on the chin 2 weeks ago when the (new in April) waterpump
failed due to sand damage. Good thing I was trolling when it overheated and
stopped cold.

Compression test is OK, though it's bound to have scored the top 2 pistons
on the skirts to some unknown degree.. I'll rip it down in January to
investigate... for now it seems quite normal, bears watching.

-W