How Was This 50 YEAR OLD ENGINE Even Running!? Mercedes Marine Diesel Rebuild 2 | Wildlings Sailing

[@godonholiday]

Enjoy this time with your dad! What a dream come true for him to get to have this time with you doing what you both clearly enjoy!

[@matthewharding6245]

Two items missed from your list... Firstly core plugs, always worth replacing if you are rebuilding an old engine. Secondly, beers for your dad. He's a star!

[@haydonditchburn2194]

Definitely.... Replace these while the engine is out. It's impossible to do them when its fitted/installed.

[@markholland5767]

Aman

[@michaelzemap]

Never mind coffee for you two, beers for dad!

[@bkbroiler8069]

Rebuilding your engine 1500 pounds. Working with your dad on the engine rebuild priceless.

[@marcryvon]

My 2 cents: let all those grimy parts soak in diesel fuel for some time and brush. It will dislodge all the crap in crevices and surfaces. Then, a dregreaser wash and pressure rinse. BTW, it's a miracle that this engine even started with all those blocked solid passages ! 😳 You should consider acid clean and flush the coolant passages through the block and (?) head. They may be blocked by rust which could explain the overheating problems...

[@SVQueenbee]

You are very lucky to have a generous dad who gives you so much time. I would like to bet he's enjoying this time with both you and your shoddy engine.

[@WildlingSailing]

Ah yeah, he's loving it. But I'm nonetheless very lucky

[@rvgeerligs]

@@WildlingSailing give your dad an extra deep hug and kiss for yourself. When you get old you will remember, but when you die you might not remember. So get it while you can and give it to him before he's gone. And maybe you 'll have kids?

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear @@rvgeerligs 👍👌👏👏👏👏 Very well said, Sir, very well indeed. Best regards, luck and health.

[@stephenclark4784]

Dad must of sponsored this vlog again😄😄keep up the good work most interesting

[@WildlingSailing]

His work is incredibly valuable indeed

[@jujuUK68]

A reliable engine is a must. Breakdown on the A13 to Romford, you call Green Flag. Break down with no wind, (or lose a rig/sails in a storm) who's going to tow you in?

[@ianclarke8821]

You have my sympathy with that old diesel. Been there done that! You’re paying cheap money for a fine education. Your dad is priceless. Put some gloves on (note your dad wears them) before your hands resemble 60 grit filthy sandpaper. I’m relieved to see you’re no longer botching. You are becoming a craftsman.

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Think of your wife and wear gloves for this terrible and toxic work.... she will be grateful for that

[@JonoGeeGee]

Tapping the nut to reform the thread. Priceless knowledge. Thank you all very much for being able to follow along.

[@franbaas3403]

Your father is a big help for you, I am a retired Mechanical Fitter and worked on engines as well. First one was in a 25 tonne diesel locomotive and later stripped and rebuilt a Datsun 240 engine. Thank you, , Wim, Australia

[@waynecote31]

KEEP YER CHIN UP....YOU BOTH ARE DOING A GREAT JOB , AND WITH YER DAD HELPING, IT SHOWS HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU BOTH AND YOUR WONDERFUL CAT, OH AND LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT LITTLE " YOSHI"...

[@ericpeterson336]

Here in the states we would take the stripped down block and head off to hot tank it to clean out the oil and water passages. It's a good thing your dad is supervising this rebuild, I bet he's enjoying himself.

[@AndersJackson]

Pro tip. Take a plank and drill 8 holes and number them, and put the valves in them. Set some 75-100 mm nails in the plank, and let them store the springs etc.

[@lincolngrove2808]

Mending what you've already got is a great way to go if you can. You're lucky to have your dad's garage and his help and I've no doubt you'll look back on this as time and money well spent. Great work.

[@mpop4eva]

I like Dad’s workshop, especially the pony car sitting there.

[@morgancmill]

Looking good so far Mark. How lucky are you having a dad like that and I Beth mum looks after you when you go home.

[@robd.6990]

Great to see you and your dad working together.

[@arazcaliph9067]

Great seeing you putting on weight a lil bit of weight...I guess “ a few days of mum good cooking😍😍😍😍😂”

[@jonny7491]

Where have those two nervous young people gone sailing from that marina In Wales. Well done so far.🇬🇧🇦🇺

[@ramil6219]

Hi, I enjoy watching your videos. I am from the Czech Republic and I really like your trip in a catamaran with a dog. I wish you that you will be able to put the engine in great condition and I greet everyone and Dad. Milan from Přerov CZ.

[@jornantrillsark1437]

Beautiful 1969 mustang! Great job you and your dad are doing, Mark.

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

Definitely have an expert go through the fuel injector pump. That is the most technically complex component in diesel engine. FAR more complex than a carburetor. Great video, as always.

[@WildlingSailing]

Yup! Definitely out of the realm of a novice. That's going to be sent off soon

[@nicolaspenney2614]

Brilliant, thanks...

[@markschuman3615]

@@WildlingSailing I know Nadiana is painting the boat just a suggestion to possibly paint the engine compartment while the engine is out. Not sure of the priority of this from your end but when you can get to it easier why not

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

This is mechanical motor and pump. Timing it’s just math I see how some find that hard. The hard part is doing it. Balls

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

@@WildlingSailing you have a great father that says we can do this. As mine did. Priceless. Rather a chevelle then a mustang but his corvette says enough joke. You have this as when I was your age my father showed me it can be done. As I see your father is giving you great support. Soon break in time.

[@michaelcann280]

Great dad you got there to

[@davisgonenautical4266]

I rebuilt 4 or 5 engines in my younger years. Watching you work on this engine brought back a lot of memories for me. You dad certainly knows what he is doing. Cheers.

[@naimavonemden8101]

One day it’s finished ! You will have a perfect boat ! ...for a perfect journey ! We live on a sailboat too. Good luck ! ⛵️👍

[@iwal1645]

You're dad needs a parts washer, and a sand blaster, and those little briskets with the penguin biscuits that never seem to go empty next to the perpetual tea maker. Great Video mate.

[@janeconnors1807]

You and your Dad are amazing, Nadiana too. Love your work ethics. As I know as much about engines as a gnat I am hoping you don't forget how to put it all back together. Looks like one heck of a puzzle to me

[@johnhoag2171]

Enjoy the way you tell us the cost, would have no idea otherwise. All good information.

[@WildlingSailing]

Nice! It pisses some people off 🤣

[@gwenmarshall587]

What a wonderful family project and I'm glad it's going well

[@tonyhill5418]

I think you made the right call, best of all you let the expert make the call on honing over boring.

[@ElectroRiderSN]

How Was This 50 YEAR OLD ENGINE Even Running!? That's what diesel engines do. They rumble and grunt for hundreds of hours, often neglected, consuming ever increasing amounts of fuel and lubricating oil until the final gasp, as did this engine. Once refurbished, it will once again provide the vital auxcillary power needed by a primarily rag-powered boat. Another thoroughly enjoyable episode in the Minke saga. Thanks for posting Mark🥰.

[@imssu2681]

Add paint stripper and elbow grease... This investment in peace of mind on the open seas, will be well worth the efforts.

[@colinnapier6662]

Liked the double nut chapping tip from Steve, great to see the full rebuild of the engine, peace of mind come sail time.

[@philmay113]

Good oll dad, you're a very lucky young fella to have such a dad.

[@AWMeno]

Enjoying this immensely. From Indonesia. Hey sail your boat here! You both would both love it.

[@rickg1403]

Fine for the engine tour. How about a closer look at the mustang in the background! Lol. And very curious on what’s hiding under the car cover. (Corvette? ) And the comments you got about time spent with with your dad- priceless.

[@bryank4]

Elbow grease is inflation-proof. Great project. You have a super Father. God Bless.

[@delukxy]

Main bearings. Crank check size and repolish if OK. Check cam/followers and bearings. Check rocker arm bushes. Reface rockers. Check all push rods are straight. Proper reassembly lube. I'm sure I've missed lots. The small seals on the valves are there as a first stopper for oil running down the valve stems. Replace. The big seals have to be serious stuff as a diesel has very high compression, hence more suck. Use quality gaskets. Did you look at Yaba's engine rebuild?

[@WildlingSailing]

Solid advice, yeah they're great

[@boediprasetya2850]

@@WildlingSailing yes, you can follow the steps taken by sailing Yaba.... their condition is much worse

[@robhalliwell3155]

Excellent episode Mark, very informative and great insight. Thank the lord for "Dads"!

[@matthewkolb9950]

I have no useful knowledge of motors, but I found this video very engrossing. Can't wait to see it put back together! Also, you're dad rocks!

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

My fiirst car my father bought me didn’t run. At 14. What he did was taught me how to pull heads. And at 16 grades were not good enough he sold it a good running car. But today and many rebuilds later you can do it thank you father.

[@robertmcgregor7233]

Well done getting it all back together Like others have said soak the parts in a decent degrease overnight then scrub them clean before paint and rebuild (bit late now you've already done it). Anything in the hole the engine is going in that's a pain to get to would be a great time to clean paint replace wires etc before that lump goes back in I'm sure you've got it all in hand Well done so far and I'm sure you already know your mum and dad are the best. 👍

[@frederickreinking6655]

Please change the springs, also sand blast and paint we would love to see that motor not only in good working conditions but beautiful!

[@johnhoag2171]

You should be very proud of yourself. The video was very will done. The way you keep everyone up to date. The engine truly needed all the work your putting into it. The knowledge you have picked up along the way really shows. Great job!!!!!

[@reelcountry4177]

Never Give Up...So Love You Guys. Much respect To Your Father.

[@wombatone5577]

Good work! When you get back to the boat, if you haven’t already done so, empty and flush out the fuel tank! Enjoying your channel. Cheers!

[@Eastie_]

Can't wait to see it all painted up. The old boy is obviously a wealth of knowledge and an awesome mechanic.

[@gudfarfar]

The "valve lickers" that we used to call them, the rubber gaskets that will stop oil being sucked into the combustion chamber from the top, was a well known problem with the early Ford 1,6 and 2 litres gas engine. When you reached about 100K km driven, you had to change them because the motor was burning a lot of oil. I did 2 motors, first on my Ford Taunus 2,0 GXL and a bit later on the Ford Granada 2,0 GL I got a bit later. I got very savvy on those engines, after changing those, timing belts, starters, overhead cam shaft and lots more.

[@silverark2693]

Very nice to watch the engine teardown, and I always like to know what things cost so thanks for both of those things. Best to you guys. I'm cheering for you!

[@NoseyLurker]

Additional parts I did not see listed. Head Gasket (not the same as a manifold gasket), Main bearings (for the crank shaft), Piston bearings (for the piston rods) - these are almost a must to replace since you have the engine broken down already. Have someone look at the fuel injector pump and the oil pump just to make sure they are in full working order. Cheaper now than later.

[@marcryvon]

That's what Mark said. Of course they will put a whole new set of gaskets everywhere, A set always costs way less then bought separetely.

[@fredbrudenall2503]

Absolutely brilliant video mate well done proper getting on with it !!

[@leonply]

It's always a temptation to do it the most inexpensive way possible, but that always ends up costing you an enormous amount in little time. Good video, and great good luck.

[@deanweber4370]

YES A YEAR OR SO LATER , IF THAT LONG YOUR STUCK , HOPEFULLY IN PORT. AND PULLING IT AGAIN. I AM NOT YELLING JUST SEEING BETTER, SORRY CAPPS

[@WildlingSailing]

Yep, we are following the professional advice on this one. The pro has said it would be a shame to buy new valves when they can be refaced and the same with the bores if they can be honed.

[@marcryvon]

They are NOT cutting corners on that rebuild Léon. Re-using good parts is smart. Once the cylinders and valves checked for cracks and reconditionned, new main cranck bearings, valves guides & seals etc, etc, this will be a good as new engine. Doing the dis-assembly and proper re-assembly themselves wisely saves them a LOT of money !

[@Artiz...]

@@WildlingSailing Look at you eh! 'Bores honed' and 'refaced valves' no less! Invaluable 'learning' journey mate... thorough and cost effective engine reconditioning... BOOM! Investing all your dosh on a new or even recon engine was always going to tie you down to Minke for longer than might perhaps be sensible in the near future! You guys are making all the right decisions so time to show us a bit more confidence ar Mark! Crack on!

[@leonply]

@@marcryvon I did not say that they are cutting corners. I made a simple statement, which includes all of us in the world, that there is a temptation to "do it on the cheap." I've seen it happen again and again, and I've been guilty of it a few times in the past decades. Perhaps I could have said, "A proper rebuild/renovation, even though it costs more, will last a very long time." As I've rebuilt the motor of my 1969 Triumph GT6 two times, in the span of 34 years, I do know that if you can perform the labour yourself, it will save you quite a bit of money, and you'll know that it has been done correctly.

[@ashtontechhelp]

Thinking of that oil drain hose: The tap is at the end, not at the engine block. If the hose fails there is nothing to stop you losing all of your oil and blowing your engine, undoing all your hard work. I have seen other boaties doing an oil change, they use a suction pump to pull the old oil out. It therefore make no sense to keep the oil drain hose. I would just cap it off and reduce the potential points of failure on your engine.

[@bassfloot3807]

Your dad needs to get an ultrasonic cleaning bath for his workshop which obviously you could use, then cleaning the parts would be 10 times better and much less effort. Do yourself a favour and get some latex/nitril? Gloves, they will save your hands long term. Good to see you taking the rebuild seriously as you should have the benefit of hassle free sailing. Good luck!

[@mightymaxx1]

Your Dad's shop is legend.

[@ahbushnell1]

Good experience for you.

[@CheersWarren]

Good to see you rebuilding this is the right thing to do, glad the bores can be saved. Really hope the hydraulic drives are up to the challenge of a working engine! But now you will be able to evaluate them properly ! You did not mention valve guide replacement but the head fixer should be able to evaluate them when he gets the valves. FYI I think parts prices sound cheap! Don’t wimp out on good new parts especially rubber bits Cheers Warren

[@pierredrfeelgood5290]

your dad has got the mecanical magical touch when he taps on the stud.

[@felixfeleus510]

The power which was in your engine must have been decreased tremendously when looking to the state of the engine, especially the crud all over. When the engine will be fully overhauled I am pretty sure you can set your hydraulic pump back to it's original settings and the engine will not die any longer when engaging the props. Wishing you success with the rebuild of the engine.

[@jakejaekels7991]

I don’t know much about Diesel engines so watching you all taking these small diesels apart and rebuilding them is really interesting. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrBernie101]

Hi Mark, it's so nice seeing Father & Son working together, I'm reminded of me of my Dad. As for rebuilding yer engine, you're in the right part of the world to GET THINGS DONE ❗❗❗. I wouldn't feel embarrassed about mentioning how much things cost, it does help people who are doing similar projects, and shows you're Patreons where their moneys being spent. You mentioned Nadiyana, she done you proud with the video she put up. you must miss each other so much, not to mention Yoshi. So keep up the good work, buy yer Dad a beer & yer Mum some flowers, coz it wont be that long 'til yer back on board. Kind Regards, Barnacle Bern SY Cadbri SW Wales.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Wildlings Sailing family. 👍👌👏 Congrats! Looks better than I thought. Hope that the valve springs and the injection pump get tested too. I'm a huge Daimler Benz fan but even more a fan of nearly everything that is green. So I will definitely like the Volvo- Penta green paint on the Daimler Benz engine. As always: Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.

[@bryanbell1285]

Well done Mate good to see you and Dad sorting out the engine, that's dirt cheap Cheers Bryan

[@KeliGrubb]

So satisfying to see those dirty parts get cleaned!

[@umvhu]

There is an old saying I haven't heard for ages "Knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing." Well, you're paying the price for everything on land, but the value at sea will be beyond measure 😜

[@ianmcdonald6598]

Well done to you and your Dad, the strip down of the engine was pretty revealing; as said a few more items need adding to your costing list polish up that sump pump too!. You haven't mentioned it but wahat about the hydraulic drives are they also being refurbished, I seem to remember loss of pressure that wasn't fully sorted befor the engine ones occurred, this might only need new seals/piping/connections to fix; water pump bearing also ought to be looked at. Nadiana will be pleased to see you and the engine and probably Dad back, at least she had Yoshi for some company! Good Luck!!

[@africanhoopoetours]

I think you got an amazing father. I enjoy the time the two of you spend together in the workshop. Would lo e to see more of your dad and he's boat. You guys doing a sterling job. Greetings from cape town

[@DAMusicalHQ]

The filming is excellent! Loving the work! It's going to be excellent to see Minke in top form!!

[@WildlingSailing]

Cheers mate!

[@gordonclark1711]

Collar things are called "collets". Great video; I enjoy boat maintenance more than sailing.

[@jshink5038]

I am really enjoying your engine rebuild. Also enjoying both of your adventures. I just found your channel a couple of months ago. I need to go back and watch your other videos when I get time.

[@eshootziscrs2868]

Don't forget head bolts. Most head bolts are torqued to stretch. They shouldn't be re-used. Great work.

[@timfenton5153]

Would like to hear your dad's story, stay positive and keep going,thanks

[@craig-syabeona6910]

Looks like it's going well, being transparent with the costs isn't a bad thing.

[@WildlingSailing]

Thanks mate, it does irritate some people

[@loveoracle8797]

@@WildlingSailing yes the focus on money does irritate me a bit

[@kevio6868]

@@loveoracle8797 I feel its important to know costs to any aspiring DIYers out there. It looks like a big puzzle to me and it's very interesting. Great content

[@christopherlynch4347]

I really like these, the engine going back together is going to be exciting.

[@peterengel7885]

When going through a complete rebuild like you are doing one thing you didn't mention is to what I called cooking the block. That is some thing that we had some one who was set up to do. The place that did our engines used a caustic liquid which he immerse the block in and let it set for awhile. This cleaned all the passages of grunk and grime.

[@bobuncle8704]

I do like this in depth rebuild. Great way to go

[@sailingmoonshadow3169]

I think you are doing a great job on getting the engine sorted and good news on the bores! A side benefit of doing this work yourself is that you will have an intimate knowledge of how your engine works which will be priceless when you are stuck in some little out of the way place with no marine engineer around! You could even hire yourself out to other clueless yachties with engine probs 😉

[@jonathanclayton9107]

Good progress mark. The engine will be running much better once U do the overhaul. No wonder it was so unstable and hard to start with those cloggled injector seats. Can be as simple as one unseen thing sometimes. Looking good. I like the old green engine colour to U don't see that these days

[@sailingeden9866]

Keep all of the receipts and paperwork, and make the exterior look showroom, and it will add resale value. People like bright shiny things.

[@peterfrebold]

..... whoot whoot .... good news on the not having to rebore the cylinders ... have you been introduced to "Brake Clean" for cleaning parts, not just brake parts. Was introduced to this not long ago and now a can sits beside the WD40. Each has it's uses .... sure like the trick of double nutting the bolt to break it free, will be using that for sure .... when you mentioned green paint for the engine, I thought, sacrilegious because I thought Mercedes were silver and shortly there after you showed parts that where green, .... think it will look smashing no matter what colour (was taught this spelling when I went to school, has long given way to the US spelling here in Canada) you choose. ... thx for sharing .. as always ... never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ...

[@andywicker9865]

69 'Stang, WooHoo!! I saw that!! I also asked earlier. The 'Vette was an easy guess.

[@ianbell5611]

Nice work👍 How cluey is your Dad Steve, tapping the nut on the stud. "Very cool". How good are the Nitril gloves when working on dirty greasy kit. So much easier than scrubbing your hands every time you want a cuppa or a pee😁 Bet Your Dad's loving spending the time working with You. While for you doing this work may seem like a pain in the arse right now, doing it together is going to give You both fond memories to look back on in years to come.

[@crearley]

Larger pistons are the way to go. Start off fresh with a few more CCs. I would consider new valve springs as well / You don't want an old tired spring failing and putting a valve through one of those new pistons.

[@melee401]

Might as well replace those freeze plugs too. When coolant goes bad it means the anti-corrosion agents are shot. ANY discoloration of coolant from what it came out of the bottle looking like denotes suspended corrosion from what got eaten away. Ethylene Glycol is extremely corrosive despite being an ideal coolant. This is why the corrosion inhibitors are so critical EG will eat ANYTHING through the temperature cycles once the corrosion inhibitors are weakened. The freeze plugs are the 1st to start losing mass to bad anti-freeze. They aren't really freeze plugs though because by the time they blow out, the block is frozen, cracked toast. Those holes were actually used by the production machines to position it for various operations down the line. I remember cleaning my first few rebuilds like that. Then I realized the positives of just hot tanking the whole 9 yards. I rather had in mind the bores would be alright as the areas you pointed out were not where the rings came in contact with. I figured the valves could be cleaned and machined as well. Those exhaust valves are probably loaded with sodium chambers. The sodium slaps up and down transferring heat to the guides. That is why the exhaust valves were so much more than the intakes in cost. Hopefully you will not need valve guides but a word of wisdom: If the guides are needing knurled to close in the valve to guide clearance you should just go ahead and have those guides replaced. The knurling works but for only so long all too many times. Knurling also lowers the surface area needed for proper heat transfer from the exhaust valves to the guide and into head. If replacement of the guides is needed I would recommend silicone bronze guides if they are available. You might want to ask the shop if they could remove the ridges from the very tops of the cylinders before honing. Top cylinder ridges will throw flat honing stones out of bore alignment. They will also bite into the balls of the ball hones popular with many. This is of course assuming there are top cylinder ridges. I can't see any reason why there would not be. If those head inserts are stellite they will most likely be removed if there is any chance they will come in contact with the fly cutter on the mill if the head does in fact end up needing to be trued.

[@leonaessens4399]

The thing that does strike me about all this is that your current approach and your general grasp of the finer points of marine engineering seem to be surprisingly on the button. In other words, you're more clued in than you've let on! Or you're just a quick learner, but either way I'm optimistic you're going to get this engine running. After all, it seems to want to! It's a miracle that it got you to Spain, but that's Mercedes for you.

[@JesseBlair]

if ya boring it, stroke-it!, pull some water skiers behind winki! Love your Guys channel

[@applebutter4036]

I don't know what the most cost effective options would be, but I like that you went with a rebuild. It goes more with the spirit of the overall project and it's cool to see the process of bringing something back to life. I guess I just like the idea of restoring things rather than letting them rot away.

[@daveamies5031]

What I though, you should be really really really grateful to your Dad for his help, most boat owners can only dream of having access to a workshop like that. Much respect to Steve, he's a legend 👍🏼

[@SimonJones-jy8ly]

Really enjoyed seeing this engine tear down. Great that you're working with your dad who is handing down the knowledge. I'm sure you recognise, not only are you getting a low-cost recondition but also, you now know how it all goes together if you ever get problems in the future. Good value all round 👍

[@patpat2858]

Howdy! That is an compressive Ford Mustang setting there.

[@johnandrews1954]

It's an absolute delight watching you and your dad working so well, you have lovely parents and crazy kooky lovely wife. Brilliant Yoshi found you guys he fits in so well. BTW~~Minke is going to be great and can't wait to see you sailing.

[@badgersupdate]

I’d get that heat exchanger apart while you’re at it Mark. I found ours was a little gungy and caught it just in time on ours. Great work so far and a great engine! Although I’d want the original Merc paint 😜

[@Constablegrowler]

Hi Mark. Really interesting video. The two little wedges that keep the valves in place are known as colletts. If you ever get stuck with trying to source a gasket then butyl pond liner (or a cut up tyre inner tube) works wonders and will stand up to very high temperatures. I used this on my old Volvo marine engine when the gaskets became obsolete and were unobtainable. Listen to your dad rather than some of the nay sayers in the comments, he will know best.

[@karibakid]

listen to your Dad lots of key board diesel engineers out there have spent a few years selling automotive parts cost not the problem getting the right person to use them is the problem ,keep well and all the best for 2022 for you and the lady of your life

[@kevio6868]

great tips!

[@simonbartlett5]

Really enjoying following your progress. The only thing I would say is wear gloves when you handle oil and degreasing products, they can penetrate skin and cause permanent damage over time. Other than that, all power to you.

[@wayneschembri3754]

Your dad is an amazing man sharing knowledge is more valuable then just paying for the work to be done

[@MarcelEling]

Very well job done, thnx for sharing😀

[@trevormiller1366]

It would pay to give the alternator a once over while its out if it hasn't been done already. Hope the rebuild goes smooth and the engine lives happily ever after.

[@TheJamesthe13]

That storm was a bugger, glad it was just noise!

[@J0EYbagaDONUTS]

Nearly 400 British Pounds is around $ 500 US Dollars . That sounds way cheap to have a rebuilt motor for your boat . I think with your dads help you are getting a great deal . Many years from now you will look back at this time spent with your dad and smile with great memories of quality time spent together . Many thanks for sharing this with us . This video brought back memories I spent with my own dad .😇

[@calvingarrett3245]

Hello Mark just want to thank your dad for all the precious help he's giving you with your engine. Anyways when you get that thing apart everything off of it it would be good to have that block boiled in some hot water for a couple of hours to help unclog any ports that might have any residue or blockage in them so everything will circulate through the block when it's running and blow it up good with a good air nozzle. But it's looking good you're doing a good job at least one you're done if you have to spend a little extra do it because you will at least know what you have in that engine those plugged areas on the injector might be why you did not have no horsepower on that engine. When all of that is cleaned up that thing should run like a striped ape. Anyways good luck on the rebuild don't cut no corners my friend God bless you and be safe stay healthy and tell your wonderful wife and Yoshi all of us said hi out here.

[@fishntools]

Well done, might consider replacing the springs and check the valve guide clearance.

[@deeparks3112]

Proud of you Mark, proud of dad too. That engine really needed what you two are giving it - tender loving care. Hope the rebuild goes smoothly and your season on the water a blast.