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Old 06-04-2018, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by GEM555 View Post
We have spent a fair amount of money on two professional mechanics...
Both have failed completely.
There is your biggest issue.
Not the A4.

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I am simply not smart enough to fix the engine, we usually address that limitation by having a motor in tip-top shape at all times.
I can speak from experience...
When I first got my boat the A4 was in basically fair shape but had a bunch of issues. ALL of them because of poor (or no) maintenance.
After a water pump failure, I hired a Marine Mechanic to come fix it.
After 2 hours at $90 per hour, he couldn't even get the pump off the engine.

I knew absolutely nothing about engines and then found this forum.
I asked questions (most of them dumb ones) and received nothing but helpful and easy to understand advice.
NO flameouts or smarmy answers. Just truly caring and helpful info.
You've already seen that in this very thread. Guys trying to help you.

After heeding the advice and direction, I have a smooth running and completely trustworthy engine.
Starts every time. Runs like a sewing machine.

If you want a motor "in tip-top shape" that you can depend on, you've found it.

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