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salt water in engine - AGAIN ! Head Gasket ????
Universial Atomic 4 (inboard , salt water cooled) - 2 years ago I found salt water in 2 cylinders and my mechanic suggested and then did a head gasket ; she ran fine for 40 to 60 hours of use, and then - more water in the aft 2 cylinders nearest the exhaust ; I was in rough seas - and there is a possibility water sloshed it's way back up - I did some work on the system to make this less likely, and used the engine for 10 more hours ; worked fine - and then it happened again, in seas much less rough but still rougher than the prior 10 hours - so my question is , can a head gasket fail randomly ? Can it hold most of the time and then give out , and then hold again, or is this a matter of water working it's way back up through the exhaust ? |
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