350 flywheel housing issues

[nameless in nashville]

does anyone know of any issues matching up a Merc 350 with a volvo penta 270 outdrive? I bougt a housing that has the right parts on both ends but my flywheel housing doesn't get over my flywheel. It's a 14 inch flywheel. But the wierd thing is that my starter fits that flywheel?*!

 

[fone_man]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

OK... let see here, you are mating up a GM 350 (Merc) to Volvo Penta outdrive. This will work because Merc & Volvo both use the same GM powerplant. But what you have to realize that the difference will be on how they mate up. Cannot use Merc spec'd flywheel with Volvo & vice versa. They may appear to be similar but not exact... now this is my assumption because I do not have both flywheels & parts in front of me to visualize the process. Plus they might well have changed flywheels between models, etc. during model run. What you need to understand is that Merc & Volvo produce their own Outdrives & spec with GM Marine Division on engines & they very well could have used different suppliers for the other parts or switched during model run. This happens quite frequently in automotive sector due to various issues such non-reliance on one vendor, defect found during production run, etc.. So you see you are going to have to keep a notebook on this setup should you decide to sell it because new owner will have to have this info to get parts.<br /><br />All I can say is get Factory Manual for Volvo-Penta or make good friends with the a local Volvo-Penta dealer here in Nashville.<br /><br />Also, when you start customizing anything form it original configuration expect some issues to arise & take them in stride.<br /><br />

<br /><br />------------------<br />"Keep It Between The Bouys" & "Good Luck"!!!<br /><br />fone_man

 

[Dhadley]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Call Flagship Marine Engine Company and talk to Jack at 800-282-2840. He'll fix you right up.<br /><br />Good luck!

 

[nameless in nashville]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Well, The volvo penta dealership in nashville I spoke with (modern Marine) wanted like 450 bucks for the flywheel housing that would work. I got the flywheel from someone else, and when I realized the flywheel issue they knew nothing of it. I then had the flywheel housing grinded down to fit the flywheel, everything worked fine before I put it in the boat. Now that I am trying to hook it up to the outdrive, I am not sure that I aligned the engine correctly. When I turn the starter the flywheel wobbles, the only thing I can figure is that the spline is in crooked and the U-Joint knuckle is off center and causing the housing to wobble. Tomorrow I will take off the top end of the outdrive to see what is going on! fone_man, where in franklin are you? I am in franklin off of Sneed Road. Maybe if your bored you can come check it out!

<br />Let me know if there would be anything else causing this puppy to wobble. The only other thing I could think it is, would be if the spline was bent. I saw no evidence of that when installing though. Thanks Guys,<br />Gerry

 

[fone_man]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Hey Gerry...<br /><br />Right across the street from Jim Warren Park, looking at the old rodeo arena out my office window as we speak & listening to the clap a thunder that will bang over your way first!!! Very familiar with Sneed Road, you wouldn't know where "Temple Hills Gof Club" is located???????? Sure you do... why "nameless in Nashville"???<br /><br />I would like to stop by to see what you are doing sometime but I see the ramifications of my actions... I would be up there with you trying to figure this out & wouldn't get any work done... the iboats takes up time enough & if you don't believe me, ask "Walt"!!!!!<br /><br />Keep me posted & I might be able to drive by on Sat depending on my schedule. My email is fone_man@bellsouth.net for directions, etc..<br /><br />c-ya<br /><br />

<br /><br /><br /><br />------------------<br />"Keep It Between The Bouys" & "Good Luck"!!!<br /><br />fone_man

 

[nameless in nashville]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Thats Hilarious, I have thrown clubs on Temple hills course. So are you one of the do-gooders on here that everyone seeks counsel in? What type of boat are you working with? Mine is a 21.5 84 bayliner capri. It had a volvo penta aq125 that we used to take out when we lived in New Jersey. The salt water won over the boat and the engine blew up. (I think my dad not winterizing it probably helped too) Well I'll let you know how my wobbling flywheel housing goes.<br />-Gerry<br />Oh the nameless thing, I don't know why really I was thniking like sleepless in seattle and I wanted to try something that pertained to nashville, since I don't have a name for my boat yet it just hit me.

 

[fone_man]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Name of your Boat......... "That's Hilarious"<br /><br />Mine is called "Miss'd Birdie" for luv of golf plus my yellow lab, "Birdie" thinks it is her boat!!!<br /><br />86 18 ft FourWinns 140 Merc IO 1997-present<br /><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />1986-1997 quit boating/played Golf because I got pissed when I ripped out lower unit on "priest"!!!<br /><br />86 19 ft Cheetah 200 Merc IO 1986-1986<br />81 21 ft Checkmate 228 Merc IO 1981-1986<br /><br />Learned to ski on old Glasspar with 65 Merc OB, so I learned how to get up behind anything... some of my buddies learned how to ski behind old cherokee boats w/35 hp johnsons!!!<br /><br />Let me know as I would like to check out your setup sometime... My email is fone_man@bellsouth.net for directions, etc..<br /><br />

<br /><br /><br /><br />------------------<br />"Keep It Between The Bouys" & "Good Luck"!!!<br /><br />fone_man

 

[nameless in nashville]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

If it doesn't rain all weekend i'll definately drop a line. isn't 35 horse power like a really strong weedwacker?

<br />-Gerry

 

[fone_man]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Yea, Man!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I like to see those fat, beer swillin boys try it now!!!!!!!<br /><br />

<br /><br /><br /><br />------------------<br />"Keep It Between The Bouys" & "Good Luck"!!!<br /><br />fone_man

 

[Hi&Dri]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Hi nameless and fone_man,<br /><br />Your posts about the Glasspar took me back. Please enjoy the random thoughts remembering.<br /><br />Cranking up the Wayback Machine... Glasspars were beautiful boats, especially the Seafairs and G3's <br /><br />In Jr. High all we had to ski with was a 14' Dunphy rowboat and a Merc 150 (15hp). 35 hp was a luxury for us. Our neighbor had a 14' Winner & 35 Johnson. He'd pop right up on a slalom ski. He was also 70! Gas & oil was $.48/gal. Gulf unleaded & Quicksilver oil. <br /><br />We learned patience with that rig. Also lost a few bathing suit tops on the slow way up! (hehheh)... <br /><br />Tubing? No. Raft-O-Planing. Using a canvas blow-up surf mat and a ski rope, you laid on your stomach, elbows down in the mat -- it bent the "bow" up -- and flew along the water. Ha! Jump the wake and lose the bow up thing and you got a face-full... and lost your top again... (thanks Tina!!). I guess some things haven't changed ;-].<br /><br />Merc The Lion Hearted would also plane the boat, 2 people, AND a 19' Flying Scot sailboat in tow.<br /><br />Of course, we were in salt water and floated higher... and weighed 60 pounds less... ;-}<br /><br />Ahh, the smell of Quicksilver smoke in the morning, mixed with the aroma of a freshly creosoted piling in the sun... & salt air... and, yes, low tide! <br /><br />No, I never walked 10 miles to school in a snowstorm. <chuckle>. Thanks for jogging the memories. Mike

 

[Hi&Dri]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Pouf its gone

 

[nameless in nashville]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

15 horsepower? I saw a shopvac at biglots with that same motor! lol. When tops come down you know it was a good memory.<br />-Gerry

 

[nameless in nashville]

Re: 350 flywheel housing issues

Well if anyone who was curious wants to know, We resolved our flywheel issue with a little grinder and a lot of time. Sunday I will spend all day trying to get through this spiderweb of wires. Clanton thanks so much for the Diagram, we will see how handy it is tomorrow. fone_man if your curious you can come by tomorrow. We should be working on it all day, drop me an email gfinney77@hotmail.com<br />-Gerry