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    4.3 Mercruiser 94 vs 98 interchangeability

    Hi Chris, As I have more thoughts about this, do you know if there is a Diesel engine that will drop in with similar size to the 4.3 and that will work with the alpha one leg that I can look at by any chance? Thanks
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    4.3 Mercruiser 94 vs 98 interchangeability

    Perfect! The carb was something playing on my mind as the linkage setups are on the opposite side so wasn’t sure how to attack that, that was my main concern. I knew I could swap the alt, power steering etc over with no issues. The harmonic balancer on the 98 is buggered, so was swapping that...
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    4.3 Mercruiser 94 vs 98 interchangeability

    Thanks Chris. So can I use the 8 bolt manifold and put my 94 carb set up on the 98 manifold? Would the heads off the 94 bolt onto the 98 engine? That’s assuming my 94 heads are ok..no issues to convert back to making the 98 into 94 spec, it’s been plenty fine for the last 5+ years I’ve owned...
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    4.3 Mercruiser 94 vs 98 interchangeability

    Hey all, So my 94 4.3 is getting tired. It runs closed cooling system. I have scored a 98 engine that I’m looking to rebuild while still being able to use the motor in the boat. The 98 is an 8 bolt intake vs the 12 bolt in the 94, and from what I can tell doesn’t run the closed loop cooling...
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