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saving a sunk 1959 CC SeaSkiff.
The recent Merrimack River floods have claimed my 1959 CC SeaSkiff. Twin
427's, Carter carbs, Paragons, etc. The water did NOT hit the gages.. but came within inches. Engines were pickled 3 years ago... Water has receded and I'm about to drain and fire them up... drain... etc... Any other tricks... what about the wiring? many thanks. |
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saving a sunk 1959 CC SeaSkiff.
Wiring will be shorted.. Rinse and dry first... Be very careful, a good
battery will be able to set the wire insulation on fire (at least it'll be dry then)... Use a VOM to sniff out the shorts and cure before hooking up that 900CCA NeverSayDie battery... Obviously, drain the engine oil... Also drain the fuel tank, blow the fuel lines dry of fluids clear back to the tank, remove the carb tops and empty them and spray with WD-40 to remove water and stop corrosion...(which is what is was designed for, but not what people use it for)... Then fill the tank with fresh fuel and purge the fuel lines of air and crank the engine until the bowls fill, work the accelerator pump to be sure water is displaced, then put the carb top back on with a fresh gasket... (DO NOT CRANK until the engine is empty of water and lubed, see below) Pull the distributor, rinse in fresh water, do the WD-40 on it's internals, bake it in the oven, change the points and condensor (if any) and lube the wick, ... Pull the spark plugs and wires (do not crank or rotate the engines with spark plugs in as a hydraulic lock will break your motors)... Rinse the plugs and wires with fresh water and dry in the oven... Spray the electronic ignition box (if any) with fresh water, bake with a heat lamp, and spray the terminals with WD-40... If you have a coil resistor, make sure it is cleaned and dried.. Same for the coil... Pull the end of the starter, flush and clean, etc... River grit will score the commutators and the bendix, and eventually ruin them... (I, personally, would pull the starters, disassemble, clean, lube, bake, and replace - but that's me) In the meantime spray WD-40 into the cylinders as soon as you pull plugs, then fill the motor with light oil (5 weight flush, fuel oil or diesel will work until it runs out of a plug hole ( plug the crankcase breather for this - remember to unplug after).. Yes, FILL IT... Then carefully turn the motor over by hand 100 revolutions to purge water from the oil galleries (you may want to have the distributor back in if you are not experienced at timing an engine, before turning)... Drain this flush oil and fill with normal operating oil to the 5 quart mark... The purpose of this oil flush is many - lubrication, displace water from ferrous surfaces, displace water from seals, refill lube passages, etc... Now before replacing the plugs and starting the engine - once I know there is no hydraulic lock - I would crank it with the starter until you see oil pressure... Then plugs and wires and fire it... IF you do everything correctly the engine(s) should fire right up and be happy... Or you could just have Bubba go beat on the engines till they start - scored cylinders, bent con rods, bent push rods, etc... It's done every day by the Bubbas of the world... And then peddle the boat ASAP... Your call... What about the trannies? They need purging and fresh oil... denny |
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saving a sunk 1959 CC SeaSkiff.
Yo Denny... thank you very much... I want this old lady back in the salt
running circles around her much younger cousins. Thanks again... -paul Denny wrote: Wiring will be shorted.. Rinse and dry first... Be very careful, a good battery will be able to set the wire insulation on fire (at least it'll be dry then)... Use a VOM to sniff out the shorts and cure before hooking up that 900CCA NeverSayDie battery... Obviously, drain the engine oil... Also drain the fuel tank, blow the fuel lines dry of fluids clear back to the tank, remove the carb tops and empty them and spray with WD-40 to remove water and stop corrosion...(which is what is was designed for, but not what people use it for)... Then fill the tank with fresh fuel and purge the fuel lines of air and crank the engine until the bowls fill, work the accelerator pump to be sure water is displaced, then put the carb top back on with a fresh gasket... (DO NOT CRANK until the engine is empty of water and lubed, see below) Pull the distributor, rinse in fresh water, do the WD-40 on it's internals, bake it in the oven, change the points and condensor (if any) and lube the wick, ... Pull the spark plugs and wires (do not crank or rotate the engines with spark plugs in as a hydraulic lock will break your motors)... Rinse the plugs and wires with fresh water and dry in the oven... Spray the electronic ignition box (if any) with fresh water, bake with a heat lamp, and spray the terminals with WD-40... If you have a coil resistor, make sure it is cleaned and dried.. Same for the coil... Pull the end of the starter, flush and clean, etc... River grit will score the commutators and the bendix, and eventually ruin them... (I, personally, would pull the starters, disassemble, clean, lube, bake, and replace - but that's me) In the meantime spray WD-40 into the cylinders as soon as you pull plugs, then fill the motor with light oil (5 weight flush, fuel oil or diesel will work until it runs out of a plug hole ( plug the crankcase breather for this - remember to unplug after).. Yes, FILL IT... Then carefully turn the motor over by hand 100 revolutions to purge water from the oil galleries (you may want to have the distributor back in if you are not experienced at timing an engine, before turning)... Drain this flush oil and fill with normal operating oil to the 5 quart mark... The purpose of this oil flush is many - lubrication, displace water from ferrous surfaces, displace water from seals, refill lube passages, etc... Now before replacing the plugs and starting the engine - once I know there is no hydraulic lock - I would crank it with the starter until you see oil pressure... Then plugs and wires and fire it... IF you do everything correctly the engine(s) should fire right up and be happy... Or you could just have Bubba go beat on the engines till they start - scored cylinders, bent con rods, bent push rods, etc... It's done every day by the Bubbas of the world... And then peddle the boat ASAP... Your call... What about the trannies? They need purging and fresh oil... denny |
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saving a sunk 1959 CC SeaSkiff.
Yo Denney... Thanks so much.. this is just the quality information I was
hoping to get.. I want this old lady back in the water leaving many in her wake... thanks again. -paul Denny wrote: Wiring will be shorted.. Rinse and dry first... Be very careful, a good battery will be able to set the wire insulation on fire (at least it'll be dry then)... Use a VOM to sniff out the shorts and cure before hooking up that 900CCA NeverSayDie battery... Obviously, drain the engine oil... Also drain the fuel tank, blow the fuel lines dry of fluids clear back to the tank, remove the carb tops and empty them and spray with WD-40 to remove water and stop corrosion...(which is what is was designed for, but not what people use it for)... Then fill the tank with fresh fuel and purge the fuel lines of air and crank the engine until the bowls fill, work the accelerator pump to be sure water is displaced, then put the carb top back on with a fresh gasket... (DO NOT CRANK until the engine is empty of water and lubed, see below) Pull the distributor, rinse in fresh water, do the WD-40 on it's internals, bake it in the oven, change the points and condensor (if any) and lube the wick, ... Pull the spark plugs and wires (do not crank or rotate the engines with spark plugs in as a hydraulic lock will break your motors)... Rinse the plugs and wires with fresh water and dry in the oven... Spray the electronic ignition box (if any) with fresh water, bake with a heat lamp, and spray the terminals with WD-40... If you have a coil resistor, make sure it is cleaned and dried.. Same for the coil... Pull the end of the starter, flush and clean, etc... River grit will score the commutators and the bendix, and eventually ruin them... (I, personally, would pull the starters, disassemble, clean, lube, bake, and replace - but that's me) In the meantime spray WD-40 into the cylinders as soon as you pull plugs, then fill the motor with light oil (5 weight flush, fuel oil or diesel will work until it runs out of a plug hole ( plug the crankcase breather for this - remember to unplug after).. Yes, FILL IT... Then carefully turn the motor over by hand 100 revolutions to purge water from the oil galleries (you may want to have the distributor back in if you are not experienced at timing an engine, before turning)... Drain this flush oil and fill with normal operating oil to the 5 quart mark... The purpose of this oil flush is many - lubrication, displace water from ferrous surfaces, displace water from seals, refill lube passages, etc... Now before replacing the plugs and starting the engine - once I know there is no hydraulic lock - I would crank it with the starter until you see oil pressure... Then plugs and wires and fire it... IF you do everything correctly the engine(s) should fire right up and be happy... Or you could just have Bubba go beat on the engines till they start - scored cylinders, bent con rods, bent push rods, etc... It's done every day by the Bubbas of the world... And then peddle the boat ASAP... Your call... What about the trannies? They need purging and fresh oil... denny |
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