Boat Accessories, Chandlers, News, Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Videos » Mercruiser http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:14:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Mercruiser V6 Manifold problems and Conversion kits http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog/mercruiser-v6-manifold-problems-and-conversion-kits/ http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog/mercruiser-v6-manifold-problems-and-conversion-kits/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:42:59 +0000 admin http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog/?p=51 Mercruiser V6 Manifold problems and Conversion kits is a post from: Boat Accessories, Chandlers, News, Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Videos

]]> From approx 1997-2001 Mercruiser fitted a beautiful one piece exhaust manifold to their V6 marine engines, unfortunately many of them started to corrode internally early on, especially on salt water engines, giving cause to the usual manifold related problems, ie- water in the oil, rough running etc.
The problem was probably caused by "core shift" during the casting process, where the sand or foam core in the casting moves slightly during the casting process and causes the internal walls to be thinner on one side than the other and in some cases very thin, hence the early corrosion problems.
This was probably caused by the intricate nature of the one peice casting compared to the earlier (and current) two piece type.
V6 one pieceIf you have these manifolds fitted to your boat we recommend that you replace them immediately with the two piece type as shown below

Mercruiser V6 Manifold conversion set

For further Information click here Mercruiser V6 Manifolds or call us at the number on the header

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]]> http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog/mercruiser-v6-manifold-problems-and-conversion-kits/feed/ 0 Mercruiser & Volvo Penta Exhaust Manifolds, How to remove and refit them http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog/mercruiser-volvo-penta-exhaust-manifolds-how-to-remove-and-refit-them/ http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog/mercruiser-volvo-penta-exhaust-manifolds-how-to-remove-and-refit-them/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:21:08 +0000 admin http://www.aquapart.co.uk/BoatAccessoriesBlog/?p=13 Mercruiser & Volvo Penta Exhaust Manifolds, How to remove and refit them is a post from: Boat Accessories, Chandlers, News, Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Videos

]]> Here is a quick video on the basics of how to remove your Mercruiser, Volvo Penta, OMC or other Marine Engine Exhaust Manifolds, obviously the refitting is just a reverse of this process. These manifolds and risers are quite heavy so make sure you have the correct tools and clothing (read footwear, NO FLIP-FLOPS) and have a good understanding of workshop practices.

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