Mercruiser 4.3 swap into a Volvo pentagon 4.3 place

Jthao

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Hello,

can I swap a mercruiser 4.3 into a Volvo penta 4.3 place?
 

Lou C

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The engines up to when Merc started casting their own (4.5 Liter V6) are the same. You’d have to remove all the Merc add -ons and replace em with the V/P ones from your original engine.
 

Bondo

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Ayuh,..... The Long Blocks, 'n only the Long Blocks are the same,.....
 

Jthao

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The engines up to when Merc started casting their own (4.5 Liter V6) are the same. You’d have to remove all the Merc add -ons and replace em with the V/P ones from your original engine.
Thanks Lou for the info!
 
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