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Old 08-02-2011, 05:54 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by brk-lnt View Post
In all seriousness, write it off.

At this stage your odds of getting that motor back running correctly and reliably for under $1000 and 100 hours are pretty slim, and likely diminishing daily.

What you have on your hands is a "fun" hobby project for sometime who rebuilds marine motors regularly. IMO (having done a few strange projects automotive and marine in my time) I think you have a losing battle on your hands if the motor has been disassembled and pieces scattered by a person other than yourself.
I CONCUR: I think Woodsy has an idea. NB
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