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Leaving Stuart FL tomorrow for a port engine only trip to Punta Gorda. Can anyone recommend a mechanic experienced in SP-135 in the Punta Gorda/Ft Myers market? It's a serious problem. Likely a spun bearing. Thanks.

So it appears we spun a bearing in 1, 2 or 3. 2 is the greatest suspect. Hours of conversations with Brian at AD. None the less the plan is to leave tomorrow for Punta Gorda from Stuart on the port engine only. At least I'll save money on fuel. Thanks for all the input.

He did. We've now removed the valve cover. Valve train appears ok. Pulled injectors. 4, 5 and 6 have light rust in the tips. Scoping the cylinders now.

Oil sampling is on the list for today, and I have a new riser elbow arriving. Brian Smith at AD (and a few others) have suggested that the knocking may be originating at the valve train. Plan on having the mech pull the cover and inspect. Would compression tests on the cylinders tell me much at...

Hoping for some thoughts here. Our starboard 1987 SP 135 has started making a very unpleasant loud knocking sound. Im no a mechanic (at all) but here is what the "mechanics" have done. Had normal servicing done on Heat Exchangers and coolers. Bad fitting and hoses replaced, coolant replaced...