Must Find Root Cause of Failure or it will repeat same issue again !
Mike,
I can't stress enough exactly what "
FF " and so many others are saying above.
You must Find Root Cause of Failure or it will repeat same thing again !
Also remember there are small metal bits all through the engine. If they are not 100% cleaned out, that will cause future issues.
Remember, To dig in to that means spending significantly more money which is a much bigger major investment that will run your repair tab up a lot. The piston look bad, rings stuck in piston lands & the block needs hot tanking, crank needs major work & no telling what ELSE you will find.
I would not be surprised if it went to $ 10 K or more to do a 100% full rebuild & get everything corrected.
So don't start spending $ or you end up down a road where you can't back out as your in to deep financially.
IMHO - A Recommended less expensive way to be 100% sure of not repeating this same issue - (if you don't find this root cause) - is to swap in a known good used motor that you can see & hear running, so it is a known quantity & full operational. Remember it should be the same brand ( Ford Leman) & model & HP ( 120 HP) so everything will bolt up.
If not the same engine - in this case a Ford Lehman 120 -, then most of the bolt on items will not bolt up & will require purchasing new stuff to make something else work, that would not be needed otherwise.
Your old engine will provide you spare parts for any future issue with either of your two Ford Lehman engines, so maybe you won't use it today, but may in the future, like the cylinder head or something like that.
Your having these spare parts is not a bad thing, & they work like insurance for any future issues. Plus, experience has shown many times if you have them, then you don't need them. If you dispose of them, then you do need them -- LOL ! Murphy's Law !
Come on over today if you want & we can go down to the boat & run the engine & talk boats. You have my number.
Keep me in the loop.
Thanks.
Alfa Mike