Mercury Archives - Engine Builder Magazine
EB Takeover: Saris Performance Marine

Join Johnny Saris as he gives viewers a glimpse inside Saris Racing Engines and Saris Performance Marine located on Lake George in Bolton Landing, NY. The engine shop does all kinds of marine engine work and boat work for many marine applications. The shop also does it’s fair share of boat racing too.

Buying In On Outboard Engines

From single cylinder engines to four cylinders and all the way to V6 and V8 power plants, outboards can deliver 2.5 hp to 600+ hp, and the desire for more keeps climbing.

Alpha Precision Group Acquires Mercury Manufacturing Company

Alpha Precision Group has announced its acquisition of Mercury Manufacturing Company headquartered in Wyandotte, Michigan. With this combination, Alpha Precision Group enhances its presence in the Emission Control, Variable Valve Timing and Variable Cam Timing segments while gaining access to new markets.

Using a Camshaft Alignment Kit to Service Ford, Mercury and Mazda Valvetrains

Locking the camshaft and crankshaft down together provides an accurate method to ensure the motor will remain in time during the repair process. The Camshaft Alignment Kit (37410) from Lisle Corporation is perfect for servicing the timing belt, chains, head gaskets or other valve train repairs on Ford, Mercury and Mazda vehicles. The kit comes

Damage Control: Removing Problem Plugs on Ford Modular Engines

Ford recognized a plug removal problem on some of its 4.6L 3v, 5.4L 3V and 6.8L 3V engines and issued a tech bulletin — TSB 08-7-6 — to address the problems. This article supersedes TSB 08-1-9. Ford’s Modular engine, used in various Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products during the mid- to late-2000’s, has been known to give techs a hard