1967 Chris Craft 283 flv asleep for past 13 yrs.

[stu g]

I have been given a 23' Corsair with a 283 flv motor. It's been in storage since 1993. I went out and bought a new battery just to see if it would turn over. It did, but that's about all it does. Where do I start? I pulled the carb and ordered a rebuild kit but I think I'll have issues with spark,etc. Any direction would be great. Also, it seems like the motor turns over slow. I'm not sure if it should turn like a car does or if this is normal for in I/O.

 

[seven up]

Re: 1967 Chris Craft 283 flv asleep for past 13 yrs.

what's up stu g,

enjoy !

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1967 Chris Craft 283 flv asleep for past 13 yrs.

pull the distributer, pour oil into hole and use a oil pump priming tool to prime oil pump, and distribut oil thru the engine, it should turn over easier. be sure ti get dist. back in the way it came out.

 

[dogsharks]

Re: 1967 Chris Craft 283 flv asleep for past 13 yrs.

I recently acquired a similar motor, this one being a 327F that had been sitting for SIX YEARS. I first squirted in some PB Blaster (penetrating oil) into the cylinders and let it sit for two weeks. I then squirted in some ATF (Automatic Transmission FLuid has a great lubrication value and it penetrates well too). I used a large screwdriver on this model, to turn the flywheel at the flywheel gear visible through the timing hole. Once the motor was free, I spun it on the starter before connecting it to fuel and fire.

Prior to spinning, I removed the valve covers, and poured lots of oil everywhere, and as much down the lifter pushrod holes as possible, because that goes directly to the cam.

It fired up and ran great. Here it is running with a hose hooked up to it (link to a 15 second video, turn up your speakers)

http://www.network54.com/Forum/424840/message/1164395538/

This motor is presently being checked for everything. The block had steel freeze plugs, and these have rusted through. Marine engines use brass freeze plugs, so I suspect the block had been changed out years ago for an automotive version. The difference between an automotive 327 and the marine CC version would be 8.0:1 compression on the marine version, and 8.5:1 on the automotive version.

Regards, Dogsharks

 

[ChrisCraftLvr]

Re: 1967 Chris Craft 283 flv asleep for past 13 yrs.

Just got my first CC Lancer last weekend - its the 19ft with the 307Q. It has been sitting for most of 20 years, and the engine is full of oil and water. I am wondering what effect this has on the bearings - I suspect that the water is fresh, not salt. I'm also planning on yanking the engine out and rebuilding it no matter what. I've had motors full of water before and flushed 'em out with oil/diesel mix, but never had one that had been sitting longer than a few weeks. The dipstick shows that neat milkshake combination all the way up to the top. If its been sitting that way for years now, wouldnt the oil and water tend to seperate back? I'm wondering if someone recently tried to start this thing up and screwed up with the garden hose.