Hi All. I just bought a C&C 32 with an A4. I live on lake Ontario so winterizing is necessary up here. The previous owner winterized the boat, including the motor. I had a mechanic come and have a look at the motor last week and we did a compression test as well as started it up for a few seconds to make sure it fired. Now, it had/has antifreeze in it. Should I be worried about whatever may have been pumped out and try to replace it? We literally only ran the engine no more than a few seconds. However, we did a lot of hand cranking for the compression test. I'm not a mechanic and I'm new to A4s and marine motors in general. Did the hand cranking and starting push all of the antifreeze out of the motor? Should I be worried?
The other question is about compression. Cylinder 4 was lower than the rest. The mechanic put a little bit of oil into the cylinder and we tried the compression test again. Still low. He told me this is likely a stuck valve rather than worn rings. What do you folks think? The readings on the cold engine, hand cranking were: 75/75/75/60
I will be ordering the manual. Right now though, temps are getting down there, we've had a few frozen nights already.
The other question is about compression. Cylinder 4 was lower than the rest. The mechanic put a little bit of oil into the cylinder and we tried the compression test again. Still low. He told me this is likely a stuck valve rather than worn rings. What do you folks think? The readings on the cold engine, hand cranking were: 75/75/75/60
I will be ordering the manual. Right now though, temps are getting down there, we've had a few frozen nights already.
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