Have this Chris Craft connie I am working on, 42 feet, 1963.
A exceptionally clean boat, but the previous owner was more into visuals than mechanicals. Its a mess, wrong parts, strange wiring, and modified cooling systems. Needless to say, the Sb engine had one blocked riser, the previous mechanic took out the guts with a chisel,, and remounted it. soo.. indeed lots of salt water in the last 2 cylinders, and it sat for 3 weeks, and than.. no start.. oh lala..
Motor frozen, and indeed so one of my friends bought this boat, and I was asked to get involved.
I found a guy back east who sells a chemical that dissolves rust, I have used it a great many times for badly rusted car and boat parts, even got a rusted 671 detroit back to life.
Anyhow, I removed heads and floaded the engine with this chemical, and guess what.. the engine unfroze, and turns over easily now. It is not what I think is the best solution, but removal of this engine and rebuilding it would be very very time consuming. Even if the engine has less compression on two cylinders.. its not going to be perfect.. but it will run..
Anyhow, manifolds are square Chris Craft fresh water type ones, no problem there, but I need the adapter plates to the risers, and 2 good risers. Its a 1963 Lincoln 431 apprently only used in Cris cafts between mid 50ties, and early sixties.
Affectionately called Marauder's . Manifolds of a 460 are different. soo.. suggestions?
Henri.
A exceptionally clean boat, but the previous owner was more into visuals than mechanicals. Its a mess, wrong parts, strange wiring, and modified cooling systems. Needless to say, the Sb engine had one blocked riser, the previous mechanic took out the guts with a chisel,, and remounted it. soo.. indeed lots of salt water in the last 2 cylinders, and it sat for 3 weeks, and than.. no start.. oh lala..
Motor frozen, and indeed so one of my friends bought this boat, and I was asked to get involved.
I found a guy back east who sells a chemical that dissolves rust, I have used it a great many times for badly rusted car and boat parts, even got a rusted 671 detroit back to life.
Anyhow, I removed heads and floaded the engine with this chemical, and guess what.. the engine unfroze, and turns over easily now. It is not what I think is the best solution, but removal of this engine and rebuilding it would be very very time consuming. Even if the engine has less compression on two cylinders.. its not going to be perfect.. but it will run..
Anyhow, manifolds are square Chris Craft fresh water type ones, no problem there, but I need the adapter plates to the risers, and 2 good risers. Its a 1963 Lincoln 431 apprently only used in Cris cafts between mid 50ties, and early sixties.
Affectionately called Marauder's . Manifolds of a 460 are different. soo.. suggestions?
Henri.
