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Water in 454
Greetings. I just bought a 1989 Searay powered by a 454 and after my
second outing I noticed it was running poorly. After some advice from my friendly neighbor we discovered water in the no. 1 cylinder. He promply told me that it was most likely a blown head gasket and prepare for the worst. However, when removing the plug from the no. 1 cylinder I noticed a loose washer on one of riser mounting bolts. They are SS and were installed for the previous owner shortly before he sold the boat. Now I'm wondering, could the water be entering the cylinder from an improperly seated/sealed riser? I haven't done compression checks yet, but oil does appear to have a small amoung of water in it. The engine has 523 hours on it and ran fine when we took it out before I bought it. Thanks in advance for any great ideas or advice. |
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