Thanks for the replies...
Babyboomer, I have spent endless hours researching a 1995 4.3 V6 on the internet but it does not specify where to mount the attachments to the intake manifold. I apologize to referring to them as attachments but I believe they are just two “hooks” that get bolted to the intake manifold to hoist out the motor. I kind of figured that they need to be opposite of each other but I was not certain if it mattered where I bolted them to the intake. Also, I thought that even though all Mercruiser 4.3, V6’ have the same basic setup, the positioning of the attached components; oil reservoir, oil filter, alternator, etc, would be placed differently on separate makes and models???? If not, sorry for posting a pointless thread, I had the answer in front of me the whole time.
Kleake, I was just hoping to have a picture of the motor, minus the air filter (gets in the way), for my own assurance, while piecing this puzzle(motor) back together. LOL, I spent 2 hours breaking the motor down into labeled, plastic baggies and have spent two days trying to figure out where the brackets that attach to the motor go.
Last question, hypothetically, if I did not properly mark the distributor before I removed it, to access the rest of the motor and I put the distributor back and have problems with the motor firing, can I simply adjust it with timing light? What if it is so out of line that it will not fire, am I screwed ????
Sorry if these questions sound foolish or plain out ignorant but I am trying to save a fortune on mechanic bills and also want to learn the basics of the motor in case I have further issues. I don’t want anyone to think that I am being lazy because I promise that I have been through my mercruiser manual as well as the internet to find out where I need to attach the random brackets that get mounted to the motor to hold the accessories.
Again, thanks for the advice and sorry for the book, I am new to this forum and to be honest, new to any forum.
