outboard repair advice needed: bad compression
 

1970's Suzuki Spirit 8. A 2 cylinder 8hp engine which won't fire. It
has gas and spark but the top cylinder measures 50lbs and the bottom
cylinder measures 105lbs. Is there any way the cylinder could have
gone bad just by sitting unused for two years. Is 105 about right? The
seller said it ran fine when I bought it. I know it's dumb but I just
got around to trying to start it. I need to find a ring kit for this?
Any ideas?

outboard repair advice needed: bad compression
 

the paddler wrote in
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Is there any way the cylinder could have
gone bad just by sitting unused for two years.

Yes, when the rings rusted themselves to the cylinder walls from the WATER
that was in the cylinder when it was stored.

Is 105 about right? The
seller said it ran fine when I bought it. I know it's dumb but I just
got around to trying to start it. I need to find a ring kit for this?


I'll need more than just a ring kit....That's wishful thinking....

outboard repair advice needed: bad compression
 

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:44:32 -0400, Larry wrote:

the paddler wrote in
:

Is there any way the cylinder could have
gone bad just by sitting unused for two years.

Yes, when the rings rusted themselves to the cylinder walls from the WATER
that was in the cylinder when it was stored.

Is 105 about right? The
seller said it ran fine when I bought it. I know it's dumb but I just
got around to trying to start it. I need to find a ring kit for this?


I'll need more than just a ring kit....That's wishful thinking....

so what is involved then? thank you.

outboard repair advice needed: bad compression
 

the paddler wrote in
:

so what is involved then? thank you.


Cylinder honing? Oversized pistons? New rings? Hard to tell what damage
is inside without pulling it all apart.



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