One last try....

[ol sarge]

I have a 20 ho 74 Merc that blew a cyclinder this spring. I have had two differnt places tell me it is the #2 cylinder and it has 0 compression in that cylinder. Is there anyway of fixing this motor or is it just destined to be parted out. I have a relationship with the motor and hate to see her go but I cant really throw anymore money at her either. Thanks for the input.

Tim

 

[ggoldy]

Not without spending some money.....sorry

 

[Steve A W]

If it's just a head gasket it shouldn't be to bad to fix.

Steve A W

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

O compression usually means a hole in the piston.

Not going to get it running for free..

 

[Charger25]

She's lived a good life.

 

[ol sarge]

So, is there any disadvantage of taking it apart and seeing if the piston has a hole from a selling perspective? I am planning on parting it out on ebay and am hoping that someone would pick it up just for the parts but if taking it apart would hurt my chances I will just leave it alone. I sure would like to see that piston......

 

[rusty503]

Go to one of the tool rental places and see if they have inspection cameras like https://m.lowes.com/product?langId=-1&storeId=10702&catalogId=10051&productId=3276903&store=0388&view=detail&nValue=Search. If they do it would be a simple matter of pulling the spark plug and inserting the camera.

 

[SumDumGuy]

Pull the head... it'll be fun to see inside.

If you find something "neat" post pics.

 

[Charger25]

rusty503 » Today, 16:56[/url]"]Go to one of the tool rental places and see if they have inspection cameras like https://m.lowes.com/product?langId=-1&storeId=10702&catalogId=10051&productId=3276903&store=0388&view=detail&nValue=Search. If they do it would be a simple matter of pulling the spark plug and inserting the camera.

Or you could get a bore light and look down the plug hole .Like the kind used to look down rifles or shot guns.

So, is there any disadvantage of taking it apart and seeing if the piston has a hole from a selling perspective? I am planning on parting it out on ebay and am hoping that someone would pick it up just for the parts but if taking it apart would hurt my chances I will just leave it alone. I sure would like to see that piston......

Don't think so, I see a lot of pieces and parts for sale on there