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Just take them in and spend the $200 for the heads to be redone

Head has had work done prior. The valve guide on right is stock, on left has been cut and a different seal

If your motor truly has 210 psi cranking, it's a 13:1 drag racing motor Mercruiser manual states cranking psi is 150 per cylinder Is that BBQ seasoning or season salt? Because if the mechanic told you it was 210 psi, he/she is an idiot

Felpro and Mahle both sell seals and gaskets every day, nearly everywhere If your motor has 8 intake manifold bolts, the motor is a 1996 to 2003 4.3 If your motor has 12 intake bolts , the motor is a 1993-1995 Just look up parts for an S-10 truck

I found this while spelunking. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mercurymarine-goboldly-share-7025847991693447168-IwuS/

It's almost never a head gasket You have to listen to where the pressure is escaping from. 3.0 liter blocks bust in one of two locations. Outside of the block, just under the head on the left side Or Inside of the block, just above the pan rail on the left side I would pull the oil pan on...

the motor will most likely be something your children have. a 4-stroke will NOT last as long

we were doing diesel to natural gas conversions at work for the Pelican line of street sweepers for Elgine Sweepers. so we had about 50 32 gallon oil tanks with bracket that we were scrapping. That became the tank. the boiler was an old Well Mclain wood fired boiler that was being removed...

I remember those 55 gallon drum kits. I think Menards had them for $50

the boat was designed to last 15 years and be replaced. it did that and then some.

fire up the grinder..... remove the air pocket..... repair.... it happens to all of us. 1708 is not recommended with epoxy, as the binders in the CSM sewn to teh biax need the styrene to work right.

I heated a shop and shed with a small 24" square boiler converted to run waste oil. the boiler itself heated the shed as thats where the oil tank and boiler were. the water pump pushed the heating water to the shop where the base board heaters and a few fan units were. I ran a short section...

good catch, didnt zoom in on the phone. still need to pressure test the water jacket.

pull all the plugs and crank it over last Monday. if you wait more than a week, you risk loosing the motor.

Yep, never turn a Chevy motor from the crank bolt. The usually strip out the threads in the crank

Just make sure to match generations of 3.0 The 1990 and below is slightly different than the 1991-2014

All the rubber parts are available from Taylor made https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/hardware/glazing-assembly-vinyls/ They may still have the aluminum channel as well

if the batteries sat for a long time in a discharged state, they may never take a charge. best is to pull them and put a charger on them. alternators at idle do not really put out much current. most require the engine to hit well above 1000 RPM to even start to put out power. if the boat...

first, welcome aboard the pictures call in doubt how much of a stand-up guy the prior owner is the exhaust ports show that the exhaust manifold is either cracked from freezing or the manifold to elbow gasket had failed. Rust in the exhaust ports is bad...... PERIOD is this a salt water boat...