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    283 stalls when engine cover closed

    I have not looked at the plugs but have looked down the carb when running and see no evidence of flooding, accel pump is working, see no evidence of anything blocking air flow to bilge, unfortunately I have to pull and winterize her today. new exhaust hoses going on this winter, probable a carb...
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    283 stalls when engine cover closed

    its takes about a minute or 2. loses rpm and stutters and then stalls as if it ran out of gas. I even took my CO detector from my furnace room and put by the carb but it did not go off. thank you for helping, I would like to get it fixed before I have to pull it out on satuday. I,m going to...
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    283 stalls when engine cover closed

    I have a 1961 23 foot chris craft with the flywheel forward 283. I have done all work to this boat for the past 20 years. I changed oil yesterday prior to pulling out and winterizing this week. out of nowhere its stalling when I close the engine cover other wise runs great. flame arrester is...
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    283 flywheel

    well, I think your right, thats kinda what everyone else has said so thats what I,m going to do . however I do have a nice blue paper weight now. thanks for the help. kev...
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    283 flywheel

    thats kinda what im thinking to as they say the 283 is internally balanced. thank you
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    283 flywheel

    I have a 1961 chris craft with a 283H flywheel forward engine. I have a nice used flywheel with a good ring gear I want to put on. both flywheels have casting # 3729004 and GM3. one has #11460,the other K2360 which I think are date of manufacture codes. my question is are they interchangeable...
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    trans cooler and running hot

    anyone ever popped the top off a trans cooler on a 1961 chris craft with a 283 flywheel forward engine. my motor is running hot on that side.it usually runs around 110 since there is no thermostat on these engines but now can reach 140 just putting around, never did that. I don't think its a...
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    283 stalling at idle

    ok here we go. I have a 1961 chris craft with a 283 and carter wcfb carb. I just replaced the fuel pump as my old one was pushing nothing at idle. plenty of fuel now. the boat has new lines and water separator filter. fuel sample at carb after sitting is nice amber color with no water. the...
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    1961 chris craft windshield rubber

    anyone know of a supplier who makes the rubber that holds the glass into the wooden windshield frames. it pushes into a channel cut into frame about as wide as a skill saw blade. the glass drops in and then you just soap up the molding and work it around to hold glass. the boat is a 23 foot sea...
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    2 hp westbend air or water cooled?

    I am trying to figure out if this motor is air or water cooled. it is model #23201. I think it is water cooled but can't imagine where they could put an impeller in such a skinny lwr. unit. think the year is about 1961. if water cooled how would you service it? this motor runs great, sure don't...
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    red plug year span

    could anyone tell me from what year to what year the controls with the red plug will fit. I may buy another v4 and want to stay with my controls since it would be easier and I have spare parts. thanks, k....kev.........
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    125 cutting out

    my neighbors kid just came home with an older mako with a 1971 evinrude 125 on it. it starts and runs for about 3 minutes then quits like you turned the key off which is why the previous owner got rid of it. it has a new aftermarket power pack ,coil, ignition wires,and distributer cap under the...
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    88 spl eratic tach

    my tach is all over the place which is keeping me from tuning this engine correctly. sometimes at idle and w.o.t. it seems right but not all the time. i have replaced the rectifire with new o.e.m. but with no success. it is a faria tach which i replaced with another faria i purchased on ebay but...
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    lwr. unit removal 4 stroke 115

    can anyone tell me how to disconnect the shift rod on an 02 merc 115 so i can service the water pump, also normal operating temp and if this motor uses a thermostat or not. i have found what looks like a pressure relief valve under 3 screws on rt. side. not much water coming out when cover...
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    runnig to hot

    I have a 1961 23 foot Chris Craft Sea Skiff that has been flawless for 10 years with a 283 flywheel forward motor cooled by a Sherwood double impeller pump (N10360GX) driven off the back of the generator. Since the boat doesn't have thermostats, it always runs around 110-115 degrees. Upon...
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