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When I replaced the exhaust shutter on my '93 Mercruiser 3.0, I removed the upper exhaust tube. I cleaned up the surfaces on the manifold and the tube down to metal (mostly) and put on a new Merc gasket. I reinstalled the upper exhaust tube and torqued to 25 ft/lbs. I started the engine up...
Re: Replacing Burnt Shutter Valve - Trying to Find Pieces
Your guys are right. After I posted last night, I tried to think back as to what I had found at the bottom of the lower unit. I went back in to the old parts boxes and this is what I pulled out; one of the metal inserts for the...
Hi guys - I'm replacing a burnt shutter valve on my '93 3.0l Mercruiser. The shutter valve is totally gone except for the pin and some rubber around it. The pieces are likely down the lower pipe. My question are:
How far can these pieces migrate? Can they get into the lower drive unit?
How...
Hi guys - this is my first i/o and I'm looking forward to fall fishing. I'm not looking forward to freezing temps and having to winterize my engine each time I come back from a trip, but a necessary evil nonetheless.
I have a 1993 3.0 Mercruiser with a 1993 Alpha One Gen II. During the colder...
I have a 1994 Lund Tyee GS that I'm fixing up. The vinyl has seen its days (as has the carpet) and I'm planning on replacing.
Are there any reference sites that have the name of the material providers for Lund for certain manufacture years? I would like to match the existing vinyl and...