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Pulled the head and found this guy in the suspected cylinder. Any ideas on what causes this and how to fix it? Is it just as "easy" as a new piston?

$hit definitely happens, but I wish it would have waited a little longer! I would have just bought the fixer upper from the start for 30k less if saw this coming. I want to do as much of the labor as I can but I always have the hardest time with the diagnosis. Maybe I need to quit thinking and...

Enlisted in the AF for about 7 years and got to see a lot of the world and some other very cool stuff working with munitions for fighters and later with a helo rescue unit. While stationed in Guam we did a lot of work with the crew from the Kitty Hawk in the late 90s. Between that and the fact...

well, the results are in. I haven't dug in yet to try to figure out what they mean, but it sure doesn't sound good initially from my uneducated perspective. I am supposed to meet the mechanic tomorrow morning, hopefully nothing else comes up and it really happens. The Microscopic results in...

The rebuild was done in 2004 and now has 1700 hours. I was told it was going to be used as a charter boat but that fell through. Since then, I think I am the third owner, so I don't think any warranty would carry over that many years and owners. I have most of next week off. By then I should...

I did not. I had read mixed opinions about that and decided that with the lower hours and what I thought was a good overall survey that I could pass on it. In hindsight I do wish I had at least sent in the old oil when I changed it upon taking ownership but nothing I can do about that at this point

Heres the latest- the oil sample is in the mail and should get there tomorrow, I'm hoping for results on Monday or Tuesday Against all logic and in spite of my conscience, I cut the filter canister open with a Dremel, but I didn't use a metal wheel. Because hey, that's what the guy on youtube...

I don't know if fueling had anything to with it or not, may have just been a coincidence when I noticed it. Each engine has it's own fuel tank though, but man that would be embarrassing. Hopefully I'd notice the difference since I tend to spill enough fuel each time that I end up smelling like...

"To help us out in putting all the pieces together, and to keep you busy while waiting on a mechanic, take some time and develop a complete timeline of exactly what was done to the engine, what symptoms showed and when, and the engine running details such as rpm and noise in between steps of...

I still can't get a local mechanic to look at it since I'm a pleasure vessel and not a fishing vessel, which I understand but it's very frustrating. The CAT shop in Juneau thinks the engine needs an overhaul which would probably cost $35000, based on the youtube video and oil filter pic I...

the link below is from a few owners ago when my boat was for sale. Some of the specs have changed, but the boat looks the same and theres a pic of the downrigger mounts that were made for it. Let me know if you'd like any other pics. We had been following the advice of the PO and trolling on one...

When replacing the throttle shaft seal, I removed the intake manifold and now I can't get it back on- the bolt holes won't line up (it's not even on backwards). I put a little bit of effort into it but didn't try very hard since I'll just have to pull it right back off. The ports that the push...

Thanks everyone, you all have been a great help! At this point I'm going to look at getting a CAT mechanic over here from Juneau. I'll let you know what the final verdict ends up being.

I think you're probably talking about the down rigger mounts. Those were custom made when the boat was overhauled because it was going to be a charter fishing boat.

here are a couple pics. Doesn't seem to stick to the magnet, but they're so small I'm having a hard time keeping track of them when I try.

Thanks Stone Beach, the knock is brand new and pretty loud while operating the boat but harder to hear on my video. I sent the video to the nearest CAT shop and they said it's not fuel, it's metal on metal and I need to send them an oil filter and have them test an oil sample but they think it's...

I was going to recommend the same. But if Juneau is much like Sitka right now it might be hard to find someone right away. The commercial king salmon season opens on July 1 and often times the mechanics are busy on the fishing boats.

thanks, and wow that's a lot of sea lions! I would imagine that definitely has something to do with it. I just learned they're protected federally. We have had one here going up on the fish cleaning docks and even on a boat one time and chasing people off and taking their fish. The city can't do...

I never even thought of trying to send the video to the Cat shop, that's a great idea By all means, question my mechanical skills. It's the first time I have done valves. Well, the first two times I guess. I did my best to do it exactly as the book explained but I have no reason to believe I...

they said it could overheat and recommended against it. Fortunately I'm in Alaska and not Guam I guess, water's a lot cooler here. Could also just be a CYOA response I suppose

Thanks Hawgwash, I must have you fooled because at this point I'm ready to blow the boat up and buy an old truck. That way, with only 17 miles of roads, if it doesn't run at least I don't feel like I'm missing much. Old Deckhand- Thanks, I have thought about it but was hoping to fix it before...

I called twindisc this morning and they don't recommend it. I guess if I leave the harbor I'll go with the pipe wrench method

thanks for the replies. I was able to check the temps on the exhaust manifold to try to find the guilty injector, if that's the problem. Temps were all about the same though, so that didn't help much. I took it easy today and will get up early and try the screwdriver stethoscope as well as...

not sure if that shows anything more than the other one, but here it is without the valve cover on

Thanks, I searched for that manual and found others but for some reason couldn't find that one, or when I did, it wouldn't open up. I read in a different twin disc manual that it shouldn't freewheel, but in another it sounded like it was ok except they used a different term for it that I can't...