Went to start my 350 straight after a month of setting in the dry and she started right up at half throttle.
After about 5 seconds of what sounded normal I heard a dull thud sound and she died...upon trying to restart, the motor is very hard to turn over via the key and I hear a liquid sound coming from the exhaust...engine seems like it has too much compression and will turn slowly then just barely until the pressure is somewhat relieved.
Any thoughts?
Engine help
- Jason37756
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Re: Engine help
Did the head gasket fail? Check your coolant level and you engine oil for coolant.
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- Jason37756
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Re: Engine help
Engine oil looks perfect...radiator is too low to see any coolant, I am unsure if it was like this when I parked it.
It ran like a top a month ago before I parked it. My current guess is hydro lock with a bad head gasket allowing coolant to leak into one cylinder.
Can I just remove an injector, check for coolant, and see if it cranks easier blowing out the coolant if there is any?
Thanks
It ran like a top a month ago before I parked it. My current guess is hydro lock with a bad head gasket allowing coolant to leak into one cylinder.
Can I just remove an injector, check for coolant, and see if it cranks easier blowing out the coolant if there is any?
Thanks
- Jason37756
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Re: Engine help
Solved!
Air intake full of water...filter rusted out.
Apparently water does take the path of least resistance. This time it was 4 weeks of rain leaking perfectly onto the ROPS and then draining into the intake housing.
The rusted out filter has no doubt been a work in progress over the years.
This will be a pre check before every job now.
Jason
Air intake full of water...filter rusted out.
Apparently water does take the path of least resistance. This time it was 4 weeks of rain leaking perfectly onto the ROPS and then draining into the intake housing.
The rusted out filter has no doubt been a work in progress over the years.
This will be a pre check before every job now.
Jason
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