Author Topic: WANTED: HEAD and MANIFOLD for mercruiser 140HP. 3L 181CUB.IN  (Read 4401 times)

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Offline maxcoulson

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Hello All, I am looking for a cylinder head and manifold for my 1978 cvx 16 ss. I plan to restore this boat that was left in the cold.
It's a 140 hp. 3L 181 cub. in. mercruiser. motor serial # 5372705 head casting # 3937748.
I'm new to the message board and would appreciate any help you members can offer.
Thanks.

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Re: WANTED: HEAD and MANIFOLD for mercruiser 140HP. 3L 181CUB.IN
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2017, 02:40:40 PM »
From experience with these motors you probably have a cracked block also if the head and manifold are both cracked. Where are you located?

Oh, and welcome to the group! There is also a complete 140 listed on the forums also.
http://forum.cgoamn.com/index.php?topic=7032.0
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Re: WANTED: HEAD and MANIFOLD for mercruiser 140HP. 3L 181CUB.IN
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2017, 06:01:03 PM »
Your absolutely right, I did have a cracked block but managed to fix it. The head and manifold sadly are beyond repair. I am located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I do have a friend in Montana that would be a somewhat reasonable location to have U.S. parts shipped to. I did see the posting of the complete motor, but seller says he has not herd it run. I actually contacted him and he would prefer to sell as a complete. this would make things too expensive to ship.  I guess I'm still searching, thanks very much for your feedback,much appreciated.
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Re: WANTED: HEAD and MANIFOLD for mercruiser 140HP. 3L 181CUB.IN
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2017, 07:24:55 PM »
You might try eBay, there are a few on there once in a while
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Re: WANTED: HEAD and MANIFOLD for mercruiser 140HP. 3L 181CUB.IN
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2017, 01:16:30 PM »
Thanks folks, I did manage to find a manifold on e-bay. Still looking for the 140hp. cylinder head.
cheers :D