off your drive serial number and look in the manual it usually says XXXX serial and up use this method or similar
some detail on it and shows the two designs that are visually different.
not sure if I have the serial number cutoffs in my manual or not will look tonight
I would think your 4.3 pan given the engine vintage is likely the ribbed cast aluminum one. While it could corrode, less likely than painted steel ones. If it is painted steel easy to refinish while its out and you can coat it with bed liner for long lasting finish.
the two biggest differences are electrical and fuel components, the rest is basically the same stuff GM uses in truck engines.
before Merc started making their own 4.5 and 6.2 engines they were buying base engines from GM. THis is an example of what a base engine is and contains-...
Entirely possible they didn’t drain the manifolds would pressure test the block to find out. as others have said a bunch of issues. Anyone can make a mistake but if the dealer winterized it this isn’t a good first look...
have a friend who is in WI and his marine mechanic had his boat down as a...
The timing cover and seal are just stock GM parts so there is no marine seal.
Would think you can match it up off of year via rock auto or napa or the Chevy dealer
do you own research but I would imagine a 2003 4.3 would be the same as you 04 engine… rock auto lists a front crank seal as in...
that should be plenty wide just has to cover where the seal rides. How much is the sleeve vs a new yoke?
If you dont have it get a factory manual for your drive has step by step how to do all repairs and any special tools needed. Usually can find the tools used on ebay for half price.
that is the sensible thing to do. a few years back toyota was doing 3% or so for certified used. Basically used it as a cash flow spreader 1-2 years.
in northern climates no sense making payments on something you can only use 3-4 months a year.
The ignition module on a EST is in the distributor. Est is often used for points replacement or to replace NLA merc thunderbolt systems when the module dies.
Nice definitely not a lot of guys doing that kind of work anymore.
I did the interior of my 65 GTO but I was just putting covers on that were made by Legendary interiors, so I wasn't making them...
