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Default Autopsy Report on Cruis'n Rulz!

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:20:07 -0400, Jim penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

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|"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
e.com...
| On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:33 -0700 (PDT), penned
| the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
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| |On Jul 25, 11:21 am, JR North wrote:
| | The result of the failed right bank manifold, allowing sea water to run
| | in the exhaust port into the cylinder. That's what seized the valve
| | also. Only 2 cylinders show rust on the right bank, none on the left.
| | JR
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| |That makes sense. So what's the plan?
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| IMHO........................... Jasper......
|Or any machine shop that does truck engines. They pick up old heads from a
|junkyard and rebuild them. They won't accept marine heads for cores.

If not freshwater cooled, I wouldn't want to keep the heads OR
block... once cast iron is impregnated with salt, it is an accident
waiting to happen.

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