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Hi Everyone,
This spring I replaced my cast iron mercruiser exhaust manifolds on my 4.3LX motor. I was unable to find any definitive weight savings numbers for my setup, so i weighed my components. Here are the results:
OEM Mercruiser Manifolds + Risers =116lbs (wet joint)
HGE Aluminum...
Hi Everyone,
I have a 1992 Mercruiser 4.3lx SN: 0D716964 with the inline fuel filter in the fuel pump. I bought a sierra kit to instal a water separating fuel filter in there instead. (oil filter looking unit)The instructions mention pluming it between the tank and the pump.
The instructions...
Hi Everyone,
My name is Rob, long time lurker just joined the forum officially today.
I have a 1992 Rinker 186 Captiva with the 4.3LX motor. When I bought it I noticed a crack in the exhaust manifold that had be JB welded years before. Previous owner said he just reapplied the JB every few...
