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Old 07-31-2016, 06:52 PM   #109
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Originally Posted by robs523 View Post
thanks everyone. We had the mechanic come take a look today and got some pointers on pulling the engine out. I think I'm going to build a cradle and get the engine in my garage, basically overhaul it over the fall/winter, and put it back in with the goal of fishing next April or May. If I'm really ambitious maybe I'll get to both of them by then. I'm sure I'll be posting a lot more questions via new threads as that process goes on, then who knows, maybe I'll be helping the next person in my shoes. Thanks!
For the second engine I`d subscribe to "if it`s not broken don`t try to fix it". But for the defective engine you do need to establish why it failed, ? cooling system.
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