Should I put a new engine in or yank mine out and rebuild it. and will the Black Pearl sail again? I don't know. My day of reckoning is here. I have been working on power loss and misfire issues for 12 weeks now and finally did an engine hot compression test - I dreaded doing it cause I was afraid what I would find- and my fears were confirmed. Both banks are down to around 90 psi !!
The writing is on the wall. The pictures I posted a month ago of oil splattered around inside the common throttle body are from excess blow by. rings are shot. I am certain now that former owners did not take care of her.