redjmp
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2005
- Messages
- 536
Re: 1999 Volvo Penta 4.3 Sputters, Stalls, Dies
For starters, a 3.0L engine is a straight 4 while the 4.3L is a V6. If you know what a distributor looks like, then just count the spark plug wires, the 3.0L will have 1 in the middle and 4 around the edge while the 4.3L will have more... The 3.0L will have the carburetor on one side of the engine while the 4.3L has a carb on top in the middle. The V6 is more or less symetrical from the right side to the left... My friend if you couldn't tell whether you have an inline 4 or a V6 after climbing around your motor over the last 3 or 4 months, you obviously have no mechanical aptitude at all and any help you might get here won't help you as you just don't have the degree of skill needed to understand and fix your problem. If your mechanic is the type who suggests that you try to replace every likely component that might fail instead of doing a proper diagnosis and finding the actual problem, then with all due respect, I think your mechanic has failed and it is he that should be replaced.
For starters, a 3.0L engine is a straight 4 while the 4.3L is a V6. If you know what a distributor looks like, then just count the spark plug wires, the 3.0L will have 1 in the middle and 4 around the edge while the 4.3L will have more... The 3.0L will have the carburetor on one side of the engine while the 4.3L has a carb on top in the middle. The V6 is more or less symetrical from the right side to the left... My friend if you couldn't tell whether you have an inline 4 or a V6 after climbing around your motor over the last 3 or 4 months, you obviously have no mechanical aptitude at all and any help you might get here won't help you as you just don't have the degree of skill needed to understand and fix your problem. If your mechanic is the type who suggests that you try to replace every likely component that might fail instead of doing a proper diagnosis and finding the actual problem, then with all due respect, I think your mechanic has failed and it is he that should be replaced.