That is very strange, I would be very suspicious of the flywheel or if the rebuilder machined wrong or put someone elses crank in motor. The cranks in the older marine chryslers were very high quality. The crank is the same in left and right rotation. I am curious, only doing 9 knots at 2600 rpm (especially in following sea) what size is your prop. Where are you located, I would love to see another 27' express.
On Oct 13, 6:35 pm, dodgetkboy78 <[email protected]> wrote: > So, did you guys know you can make it home in 5' seas with a Honda 8HP > kicker? Average speed of 3KTS? In a 27' hardtop express? > > Yyyyyep, you can. > > First major failure I have ever had with a Chrysler small block, ever. > > Anyway, I have put about 45 hours on my boat since I got it this > fall, and it has ran like a top. Until Friday. I was cruising along, > about 9KTS, at 2600rpm, in a 5-6' following sea, and all hell broke > loose. It seems the crank broke somewhere between the first rod > journals and the flange. The motor spins from the front, and the > flywheel spins free from the back. > > Is this a popular thing? Anyone had it happen before? The owner before > me paid big bucks to have a rebuilt marine 360 installed in the place > of a 318. Because the 318 is internal balance, and the 360 is > external, I wonder if the weighted flywheel was put on the back of the > 360. > > Any place to get a good crank? This happens to be a single screw right > hand (Backwards) engine. Are the cranks the same? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
