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Old 03-22-2016, 07:13 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by dhmeissner View Post
So, Pat (from Pat's Marine Eng.) informed me 3 of 4 were shot. He said that sometime in the past that (unbelievably) someone used a welder on them. I don't know why someone would do that. I won't be doing this work myself, but the engine will stay in place.

In prepping for my trip north, I noticed the engine vibration seemed to be getting more than I was used to.

The injector work is overdue anyway, so I'm having this done now too.
"... in the past that (unbelievably) someone used a welder on them."

Humm, sounds as though they were maybe loosening previously and welding was a stop gap measure??

I keep my engines' mounts all well lubed with P-Blaster
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