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Post # 79, definitely a Pontiac

‘61-62 Pontiac Catalina or Safari. Parents friends had a ‘64.

If that’s what the FSM says then yes. One other resource would be a GM shop manual since it’s a GM engine. The only ones I’ve ever...

yes pix would help

beats crawling under an I/O engine anyday. today I changed the oil in my B&S generator that ran 25 hrs in the weekend's storm.

I just hid the incorrect data on the Veratrons . . . Showed trim level and fuel gauge instead . . . . . 19 hours on the Honda display...

Ya know what, I might be wrong I saw that in the long post about all the changes that they made in the 4.3s, that Tonawanda changed to...

This is a Merc shop manual right? Does it have pix of what the valve train looks like?

https://michiganmotorz.com/4-3l-marine-engine-1993-95/ this is what you have, the adjustable valve train used on millions of Chevrolets...

If you can't find a good resource, I can find the pages in my OMC shop manual that explains how to do it and post up a pic. Suggestion...

Nope that spec is the newer net lash (non adjustable) style. You have the older classic adjustable style. There's a whole procedure that...

Prob not wear just manufacturing tolerances. When you set preload on lifters normal you are compressing the lifter i Think .030-.050” so...

OK just because I am curious I looked at the merc catalog at Marineengine where I get all of my OMC Cobra parts. They break the Pre...

There's quite a bit of leeway in the hydraulic lifter preload adjustment, way more than the differences you are seeing. This is one...

Honda says, our twins have the thrust of 3 ordinary motors lol.