Thanks for all the input, FYI when spinning the pump with a priming tool it does not allow you to build pressure because with the tack drive removed there is an open oil gallery passage , you can see the oil pumping but you will not build pressure. Incorrect. You were probably spinning it the wrong...

More then likely the only reason to remove a board bedded in 5200 is because its been damaged and requires replacement. Thats when a router becomes your best friend.

Those are drive pins. Not rivets. The best way is to cut a slot in the head with a dremel tool and try ti unscrew them out. The shanks have a twist to them. So when they are driven in. They twist in like a screw.

1939 6 gauge panel 1940 blue face individual gauges 1941 silver face individual gauges 1942 black face individual gauges. Most people don't realize this as there were very few 42 made. The above list is the basic time frame that the gauges change. Keep in mind with Chris Craft the year dates are mod...

The 17' footers had them also so make sure you ask for the length you want. I have in the past seen some with dark green but I think that was either a 22 or 23 foot triple.

The orange deck seams was on purpose. The Mariners Museum at one time (probably still does) had a list of the hull numbers that were shipped from the factory with them.

Back then on Chris Craft they were all black cloth braided. I make up the ones for customers boats. I have Rhode Island wiring do a custom braiding for me with a single red tracer in it. Its not original but seems to cut down on owners hooking up there battery backwards. 0 gauge would be the correct...

I have a roll I can sell you ever how many feet you need.

So, here is a question then. Was it because of better oil, or a change in engine design? Its fair to say that a pre war engine would have been a tad more loose? I ask this because is todays 30 wt the same as 1945's 30 Weight? I smell a story here. 30w is 30w. The additives in todays oil are much be...

Chris Craft changed their recommendation from 40w to 30w for all engines in 1955.

I've got a customer with a KBL that I did a head gasket replacement 15 years ago. The deck of the block has 24 cracks in it. None of them leak because of rust stopping them up.

Straight 30 weight. The flat heads don't get hot enough for the use of multi weight oil. If the engine has been rebuilt recently i.e. Around the last 10 or so years. use a detergent oil. The detergent oil keeps the dirt particles suspended. Run your engine and get it good and warm then change your o...

Yep. A 1000 rpm at idle should give you around 700 to 800 in gear which is what you want. Also as Nemo check your fuel level. I doubt float level is causing it. unless its set way to low. In which case it should be running out of fuel at speed. When was it tuned up last? If its been a long time then...

Steel line will rust.

Make new lines in 5/16 copper using brass DOT compression fittings.

If its a flywheel forward engine. You would pull the tach drive not the distributor to spin the oil pump with a priming tool.

I have also found that the hole in the gasket is smaller and doesn't quite line up with the hole in the block. I usually take a hole punch and make it bigger.

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Sat Oct 06, 2018 7:45 pm

WE were told, in the 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, that "IF your engine ISN'T leaking..., ITS OUT OF OIL!!!!

That goes back to the fifty's and is the first sentence in any British engine manual.

Boat production is the same as car production. The new model year typically started in August/September of the previous year. So the 1941 model year would start in Aug/Sept of 1940 and end June/July 1941. Remember years ago when the car dealers would start having the end of the model years sales in ...

The several original prewar engines I've have did not use the thumb screw clamp. They used what I would call a flip barrel bolt clamp.

There is a factory adapter plate and flange to bolt up a hydraulic gearbox to the flywheel forward engine.

Call Bud Brackett at Maine Classic Hardware in Maine.

Use the set up your showing in the picture. The other rear mounts you have and the lower wedges are for the 60's boats.

Yes. Call Smith's.

Get a new coupler and have Smiths fit it to the shaft.

Is it a flywheel forward engine or flywheel aft?

Can you post a picture?

The problem with the 6 volt pertronix is they need almost the full 6 volts to trigger them. A lot of times and most people don't notice is they will be spinning the engine over and it will fire off right when you release the starter button. This is because the ignitor suddenly got the voltage it nee...

Most of the V-8's didn't have an engine oil cooler.

Only the hydraulic trans have oil coolers.

Really need to know what model engine your talking about.

You probably have old broken off impeller fingers or rust partially blocking the flow somewhere.

Which model engine do you have?

With the 6 volt electronic ignition you also need to keep the battery fully charged by keeping a battery tender on it. I would also recommend using the Optima 6v battery. It gives you the cranking amps of a group 4 but will fit in the group 2 box.

Do you have the small or big distributor?

Chris Craft originally used steel. So new stainless steel ones are an acceptable replacement.

Its accessed through the access plate on the side of the oil pan. Remove it and you will see a bolt sticking out towards you. Loosen the lock nut and turn the bolt in 1/2 to 1 turn. You will need a new gasket for the plate. Now before you go through all of this. You need to get a manual test gauge f...