Exchange the motor for a new rebuilt.You can’t buy the parts for that price.Or not having someone do it +parts?
and yah the ceramic will look like metal if you never seen them.
The next washer up above gear is also ceramic.
i agree with ski-d00
Intercooler on other side of motor of exhaust manifold.In side plentom.Remove the 2 hoses.
Get a 3 foot piece of 3/4 ID hose.Get an automotive Prestone radiator flush kit with 3/4 T fitting.Undo cap ,pore antifreeze in ,put cap on.
1 hose comes from bottom back side of exhaust manifold to the...
See if you can get a core on that towards a rebuilt.Warranty on rebuilt will help sell the boat.
HOLLOW VALVES
That exhaust valve melted or was sunk/flooded and started with plugs in.
I put a 3/4" auto motive coolant flush T from pump hose to intercooler on.Now it will get a proper flush with salt terminator.Before there was only a T going to J pipe for flushing.Geez
Ok ,my exhaust manifold is clogged ,top hose going to j pipe I see salt.Water ran out of bottom hose.
All this tells me the flush never goes to intercooler/manifold .
Does the boat have to be in water to get water to the inter cooler? I hooked garden hose to back of boat with hose off inter cooler and didn't get water. Trying to figure why my exhaust manifold is hot,no water going through with garden hose.
Should I put boat in water to see if pump will push...