Topic: Petter Engine Head Removal
Good day!
For a variety of reasons (time mostly!) my poor boat has not run in more than three years. I have been turning it over but not enough it seems. This weekend I finally reached a stage where it was time to start it up and discovered that I had very low compression.
After much mucking around I discovered that at least one of the valves is not sealing properly which explains my compression problem.
Question: does anyone have experience pulling the head from one of these engines? Can it be done in situ or must I pull the engine out of the boat? Any tricks for disconnecting the exhaust manifold from the engine? I am reluctant to muck around with the hose unless I must -- I anticipate having to replace the hose if I do. Similarly, if I can fix it without disconnecting the shaft coupling and motor mounts I would be happier.
Please share your experience!
Christopher