Older Merc V6's

[ATVGUY]

So how reliable are the older/lighter Mrec V6's ? Can they be rebuilt to as good as new reliabilty ? Or were they that good as new ?

 

[nathan]

how old? most of the 70s 80s and early 90s merc where pretty reliable. the reliabilty depends on the rebuild. one part out of tolerance can kill the whole thing.

 

[ATVGUY]

Thanks , its that ( pretty reliable ) that gets me .I guess I will have to do some more research on the weights, any mechanical issues ,inherent problems with specific years and take it from there. New is very expensive your right .

 

[nathan]

reliability depends on maintenance done to the motor. they only bad thing is you may not know the maintenace of a used engine.

 

[ATVGUY]

I know , been kind of a wheeler /dealer all my life and you never know what you will get when its used. Then if you get it rebuilt, if they do a good job???? Would really like to get a good engine and rebuild it myself (and hopefully not make a mistake).