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HighTide · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:11 am Post subject: Blown cylinder

Because my 150 ETEC was idling very roughly, but OK at higher speeds, I had someone look at it. One of the cylinders reads 35 Lbs and the 5 others read 120 Lbs.

I've heard 4 options:

1. Buy a new engine - $20k +
2. Buy or trade it for another used engine - about $7k
3. Replace the block - $5k (used) / $18k (new)
4. Resleeve the single cylinder on the existing engine - I don't know yet.

I don't even know who might resleeve in the Corpus area. I also don't know if you have to remove the block from the engine to resleeve it. I won't be doing any of the work myself.

Ideas please?

Carlos
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If changes in barometric pressure cause your joints to hurt, do pilots and divers have a lot of joint pain?

Oil Field Trash II · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1560

if you're getting quotes of $20,000 for a 150 ETEC, my first suggestion is to get a quote from someone else, because that's insane.

Hooch · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:48 am Post subject: How many hours?

How many hours? only got a little over 200 out of my 115 E-tech. Sent it to a place near Dallas and they re-built it for me. It was a lot cheaper than a new power head. But I heard it locked up a few months after I sold it. I did get a transferrable warranty. I don't know if they honored it or not. Haven't had the best luck with warranties. [/img]

HighTide · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:52 am Post subject:

Hooch: How did you find out about the place near Dallas? Did you take it to a mechanic here first? I purchased my boat and motor new in 2007. The engine has about 800 hours on it. You can pm me the information if you want.
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If changes in barometric pressure cause your joints to hurt, do pilots and divers have a lot of joint pain?

Hooch · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:44 pm Post subject: PM Sent

Good luck!

rms2005 · Finger Mullet Joined: 09 Sep 2014 Posts: 29

I would assume its pretty much the same, I have resleeved a few quad and dirt bike motors before and just over bored a couple more. the machine work was reasonable but rebuild I done my self. been a few years but if I remember right the machine work was a couple hundred. good luck

Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 3974

I'm not sure you can re-sleeve those Etec's....I think they already have some kind of coating on the walls....
I'd recommend talking to a local mechanic...
becky
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HighTide · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:42 pm Post subject:

I was going to take it to Portland today, but I'll wait until tomorrow because I have a private showing of my photography to a client this afternoon.
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If changes in barometric pressure cause your joints to hurt, do pilots and divers have a lot of joint pain?

safirenfish · Horse Mullet Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 177

Have a place in San Antonio I use for all my engine machine work, duffin machine shop. They have done maybe 3 car motors, 3 outboard power heads, numerous atv and dirt bike cylinders for me. Best place I have ever found- great folks and very honest and thorough with their work. They can resleeve your block and it will be right the first time. They are located by the airport near 281 and loop 410. They have been in business many years and stand behind their work.

safirenfish · Horse Mullet Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 177

I would pull the head and see what the cylinder looks like, could be a broke ring and may only have to hone cylinder and get new rings. See what the problem is and then look into repair options. Newer motors have a nicasel coating on cylinders , could bore cylinder and recoat it and be good