mercruiser 3.0 with different bore on #4 cylinder

SledHed89

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hey guys im new here and i just bought a boat with a 1986 mercruiser 3.0 i/l 4 and there was water in the oil. we tore the motor down completely and found no cracks so far, possible leaking headgasket. but the #1,#2, and #3 cylinders were bored .030 over and the #4 cylinder was bored to .040 over. it ran fine with a bit of knocking on the #3 piston which was cracked. does anyone know what the standard bore on this motor is? and has anyone heard of boring 1 cylinder .010 more than others?

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Bt Doctur

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Re: mercruiser 3.0 with different bore on #4 cylinder

the PO tried a cheap fix. standard bore listed as 3.9995 - 4.0025
manuals are in the Adults only section
 

SledHed89

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Re: mercruiser 3.0 with different bore on #4 cylinder

thats what i figured. thanks for the info on the manuals!
 
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