Yes and no... it’s an 04 Mach 1 supercharger, viper chip, inter cooler, full exhaust, short shifter, 486hp to the wheels. So to answer your question the “an then” is for when I smoke your ass your left with the question... and then??
Lifters with no oil will make that noise. It is possible to not cause damage. After my rebuild I had very high oil pressure until the assembly line wore off and all the bearings seated or wore in. If you can get the lifters out try soaking them in oil overnight them test them. Push down on them...
I recently rebuilt my 4.3 and there is no lifter adjustment. Stupid question but did you put oil in it. Sounds like mine did before it blew up (bad oil leak and no oil). Also the lifters might have been dry from sitting after it was rebuilt and the just need time to get oil in them. I know it’s...
First thanks to everyone who helped me rebuild my motor, all of your advice and comments were helpful and appreciated.
A few months after the motor rebuild I started noticing water in my gear lube. I seen oil on my skew so I took the prop off and replaced the oil seal and “line cutter” seal and...
I have a 2001 trophy walk around 2052 with a 4.3l. I had some major issues so I bought a short block. I got a new oil pump, oil pressure sender, and pressure switch. With the original motor my oil pressure always stayed at 40psi idle or wot. After installing new motor and starting it up my oil...
I have a 2001 4.3l with a 2bbl mercarb. I had a post on here a few weeks back about spun rod bearings and camshaft movement. So now that I have all that fixed (new short block). Thanks to everyone who gave their feedback. A problem I had that was discussed was a lean carburetor. I have rebuilt...
So I've been working on my 2001 4.3l carburated mercruiser with alpha 1 gen 2. Weve been in the river tubing and island hopping alot this year and the boat ran great. A few weeks ago on our way out from the dock I noticed it took longer to plane out and my rpms were lower than usual (4000...
