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I have one more question just to make sure, would the wiring harness be the same for both engines aswell? Would it just plug right into the 4.3? Thank you
That’s a great idea thank you I didn’t think of that. I was wondering though, why would the alpha one gen 1 outdrive/bellhousing not work with the 4.3l engine? I looked online and they seem to use the same gear ratio so I was hoping I might be able to reuse the bellhousing and outdrive from my...
Hello everyone, does anyone have any suggestions on what motor to get to replace current Mercruiser 470 (has valve issues that I do not want to deal with). I just wanted to see if anyone might have a good suggestion to make the swap as simple as possible, preferably an engine that still uses the...
I bought a kit from mikes carburetor parts and followed his videos. The carb worked better but it still took a few seconds of cranking to start and I still had the carb backfire issue. With the new one it starts instantly but I still have this carb backfire and apparently a leak.
