wayne seelig
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I have a 1971 Hydrodyne Mercruiser stern drive boat with a Ford 351 Windsor that I tore down the engine and since I never found a Mercruiser ID tag on the engine, I'm having trouble getting dealers to give positive ID on the Ford engine that came in this boat. I recently thought I had the correct oil pump but evidently it came out or another 351W I'm working on and when I tried to fit it, the oil pan would not set all the way down. I'm reluctant to use the other oil pan not knowing for sure if there are any clearance problems based on the sumps in the pan when installing the engine into the boat. It appears the oil pumps from automotive engines are longer, making the oil pan hit against the oil pump before the oil pan even mates with the block. Bottom line, has anybody got Ford 351W numbers from a similar Mercruiser engine that would be usable to get parts for this engine that came in this early 70's Hydrodyne. Or, advice on my hunch that the car oil pumps seem to be too "tall" for the Mercruiser oil pan.
New to the site - - came in desperation.
Thanks much,
Wayne Seelig
Dudley, MA
New to the site - - came in desperation.
Thanks much,
Wayne Seelig
Dudley, MA
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