I did install an aftermarket bolt on type timing indicator. The timing degree that I fhad set it to wasb 14° abgance. I've settled timing to include the 8 °. So my total timing is 32°, I'm going to take it to the local lake for a test drive. If everything is kosher then next stop lake Mojave.
I bought a 25' arriva from someone who had just installed a 454 crate motor. He never finished the installation had to sell it.
The sticker on the valve cover says mercruiser corporation leads one to believe that in fact it is a mercruuser engine.
However. If the engine was intended to be...