89 mid cabin fuel in crankcase

[mrrudely]

not sure if this is of any interest but here goes:

we bought the boat about 20 months ago (with 2 much neglected 454's)
we changed the mechanical fuel pump on the starboard engine day one
after 20 months and about 50 hours running time we discovered
a catastrophic fuel pump failure and pulled 8 gallons (yes 8 gallons)
of an oil/gas mixture out of the crankcase
new fuel pump will go on next week
my guess is the engine is toast

rr

[RWS]

not necessarily

have you been checking the oil every time you go out?

RWS

[prowlersfish]

Having seen this many times , I would bet the engine is ok . Engine oil and filter needs to be changed at least twice .

[mrrudely]

thanks guys for your moral support
mechanic installed new fuel pump this morning
engine started right up never ran better
oil pressure is up
nothing smoking
no strange noises
amazing!

[prowlersfish]

Good deal .