Mercruiser parts:

This water vehicle contains the following major parts.

Mercruiser Engine: These are the heart of any vehicle and are
available in 4, 6 or 8 cylinders capacities, especially for
stern drives. The engine rating and displacement or fuel system
are also important for a specific purpose motorboat. These are
the important Mercruiser parts and every engine contains a tag
specifying details of the engine.

Carburetor: Carburetor is attached to the fuel delivery system
and filters and regulates the supply of fuel to the engine. The
carburetor can be identified by its design (filtering and
regulating fuel) or matching its design from the catalogue or
manual provided with the boat.

Exhaust Manual:

These Mercruiser parts are used for removing combustion gases
from engine through exhaust manifold. These are attached to the
exhaust system.

Water and Fuel Pumps:

Raw water pumps or circulating water pumps are used for cooling
outboard engines by continuously circulating water. These pumps
are supplied with full instructions and can be replaced easily.
Fuel pumps are small nozzles through which fuel, which is
generally diesel, is injected to the engine.

Marine Mufflers:

These are the silencers made from fiberglass and are designed
for backpressure compensation and resistant from corrosion.
These are in cylindrical shape from varying diameter of 1.5" to
12" inlet and outlet. These are suitable for below waterline
installation and can easily be replaced.

Fresh water System:

These are the complete pump and pipe system for circulating
fresh water used for cooling 2 stroke outboard engines. These
systems are available with complete instructions and can easily
be replaced.

Oil Coolers:

These are the cylindrical coolers used for cooling oil and these
are available in varying sizes from 5" * 1" to 12" * 1.25" and
sometimes two cylinders attached together are provided as dual
coolers.

Motor and Gear Lube:

Service manual provides the complete instruction to change
engine and gear oil at particular interval and the oil should be
changed as per the direction given in manual.

Some other important mercruiser parts include electrical system;
power steering, couplers and stern drive parts.

Identifying the mercruiser parts:

A tag is attached to identify engine model, serial number of
engine, transcom assembly serial number and drive serial number.
Similarly for inboard transmission, model and serial numbers are
provided on a tag on the top or side of transmission. You should
verify the tag details to the manual provided to you by the
manufacturer and both the details should match.

Once you have located the correct model number with specified
transmission details, you should see the parts details as figure
of each part has been provided. You should identify the figure
from catalogue or manual provided to you or you should visit the
web site of the manufacturer. Once the parts corresponding to
the figure has been identified, you should note down the serial
number supplied in the catalogue or web site. Once you are able
to locate the exact part number and corresponding serial number,
it is easy for you to purchase these parts directly from
manufacturer or resellers.

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