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Could someone please shed some light on timing a reverse rotation 350 cid. The timing tab on this engine is the same as the standard rotation. The book indicates 8 deg btdc Since this is a reverse rotation I am assuming that it is opposite side of 0 degrees from the standard rotation. Problem is...
This one is a bit complicated but I'll try to give enough details for y'all to understand my situation....
I am working on a 44' 1939 Elco cruiser. The original engines (2) were straight 8 Chryslers which have been replaced with 350 Mercruisers. The exhaust system is hard copper pipe with a few...
So what we are working with here is a 1986 5.7 Mercruiser, reverse rotation with a one piece rear main seal . Just got my block back from the machine shop and spent most of the weekend installing it. The machine shop provided me with the full rebuild gasket set, new lifters and pushrods.
So...
