Salt water submersion

[Christopher Russell Welsby]

Hello Seaboard Marine,

I have a 33 ft Barry Farrell troller wth a Cummins 6BT diesel and Borg Warner V Drive,.

Sadly the boat sank in salt water and the engine was completely submerged. We hauled her out immediately and she is now on dry land.

Is it true that the engine must be pickled immediately or at the very latest within a few hours. Can you please tell me if this is true or can It wait a few days until my mechanic can get to it?.

And what happens if I don’t do it immediately? Will the engine need to be replaced or have a total re -build? Or can we just clean it up, flush it and go? Will this be a compromised engine?

Finally… once pickled, how soon must the re build be done? Any time, Days weeks, months?

I would be very grateful for any advice you might be able to give.

Thank you so much for your time and expert advice,

Chris

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[Tony Athens]

There is only one good answer to your concerns.

Pull the injectors and fill the cylinders with #2 diesel,

Drain the v-drive and fill it with #2

Drain the oil pan as soon as possible  – 

As the #2 leaks past the rings into the oil pan add more #2

Have a catch contain under the engine

Bar the engine over   

Speculating on how long you can wait is like answering this 

“How long is  a String”   

Any Contingency damage??  Same answer

“How long is a String”   

All done quickly and fast, you might get lucky     

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