I'm just wondering about the 318 Chrysler, my temp sensor was not working so I replaced it, seemed to be good, but now under full speed it goes up and reads 220, the manual says it should not be more than 200, I checked the water flow from the raw water pump and it looked good, I checked the...
My boat is a 1974 Coronet with twin Chrysler 318's connected to Paragon PV33 trans. My question is what do the numbers represent, I'm thinking of replacing or rebuilding the trans, I found a Paragon PMV20, so what's the difference, it appears to be the same outwardly, I also can get a pair of...
This is my first year I will winterize these engines myself, in the past the boat yard would pull the drain plugs. I wish to run anti freeze through them. The engines are fresh water cooled, my question is do I need to run them till the thermistat opens as that part already has anti freeze in...
The engines are Chrysler 318's I want to install new distributors with electronic ign. Why not use automotive, is it possible to convert them for marine use. Is it just a question of gaskets.
The engine developed a clicking sound over this past summer, which I assumed to be a lifter problem, but the yard mechanic, tells me it is from a leak in the manifold. I have never heard of this being the case for what sounds like a lifter. Also I removed the manifold as I knew there was a...
Hi, I'm currently renovating a !974 Coronet 32' Oceanfarer, it has twin Chrysler 318's. When filling the two 80 gal. tanks, the gas will always back up the fill tubes before the nozzle shuts off. Not a lot, but enough to be very annoying not to mention dangerous. It was mentioned to me to...
I have a 1974 Coronet, It is currently on land and winterized, I want to replace the packing in the shaft seals, however when I took a look where the shaft goes thru the hull, all I could see was a rubber hose that looks like a large radiator hose, about 6 inches long and double clamped on each...
