I dropped my FIRST Chrysler lower unit following Admiral Larva's instructions in replacing the impeller.
The construction, machining, and hardware are far and away from any Mercury, Evinrude, and Johnson, etc., motor I have ever rebuilt or repaired for my own use....What a surprise!
When Chrysler quit manufacturing motors.... the Marine industry and the general boating population was the loser. Not Chrysler.
Now we have Asian coarse cast molds, rough cuts, and threaded holes and bolts with the famous Asian "Uni-thread" (almost) metric heads which can cross thread with any known pitch in place of old-time quality.
The machining, castings, with easy impeller replacement on this 15 HP Chrysler is arguably the most precision, quality constructed O.B. motor I have ever seen in the last 30 years.
Of possible interest to others.... Use WD-40 to clean drive shaft of carbon. Removing all carbon by rubbing it off and scratching it with fingernail. A shiny drive shaft will preserve your oil seals when you slide impeller housing off. I do not let WD-40 get on the seals themselves. Do this with any shaft that you are going to slide an oil seal over.
Tnx. again Admiral. -Larry
The construction, machining, and hardware are far and away from any Mercury, Evinrude, and Johnson, etc., motor I have ever rebuilt or repaired for my own use....What a surprise!
When Chrysler quit manufacturing motors.... the Marine industry and the general boating population was the loser. Not Chrysler.
Now we have Asian coarse cast molds, rough cuts, and threaded holes and bolts with the famous Asian "Uni-thread" (almost) metric heads which can cross thread with any known pitch in place of old-time quality.
The machining, castings, with easy impeller replacement on this 15 HP Chrysler is arguably the most precision, quality constructed O.B. motor I have ever seen in the last 30 years.
Of possible interest to others.... Use WD-40 to clean drive shaft of carbon. Removing all carbon by rubbing it off and scratching it with fingernail. A shiny drive shaft will preserve your oil seals when you slide impeller housing off. I do not let WD-40 get on the seals themselves. Do this with any shaft that you are going to slide an oil seal over.
Tnx. again Admiral. -Larry