Chrysler 140

[~Nickolas~]

Back at the end of last summer I bought a 1976 Cheetah boat with a 77 Chrysler 135 HP outboard motor on it. Looking around for parts I see that they are not anywhere near as available as more common motors. So I started looking for spare parts and recently have run across a 140 HP Chrysler motor complete with control, cables, etc... Man says 140 on three cylinders and 135 on the fourth. Said he will take 500 for the unit. So I'm thinking this would be a great spare motor to get my hands on. Not really a parts motor but I think the price sounds right doesn't it? I haven't seen any 135 motors nor a 140 for that matter so I think I'll just go snag it. Sounds like a deal eh?

Nick

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: Chrysler 140

If you.Check the oil in the lower.Been run in salt water?That old and salt too.The motor runs it's probably worth it.Jerry

 

[Frank Acampora]

Re: Chrysler 140

The Chrysler 140 was the only Chrysler engine built with a 3.375 bore and 2.875 stroke for 104 cubic inches. They run well and if the one you want to buy runs, then it is worth the 500 bucks.

Chrysler used the same basic block in four stroke and bore variations with different porting and carburetion to develop their horsepower range:
2.80 X 3.3125 for 90, 105, 120 and I think the 150.
2.80 X 3.375 for the 115, and perhaps the 135.
2.875 X 3.3125 for the 125 only
and 2.875 X 3.375 for the 140 only. I forget exactly where the 135 and 150 were BUT: ALL parts are swappable with your 135 with the possible exception of the crank and pistons--as I said, I forget if the 135 bore was 3.375 or 3.3125

 

[~Nickolas~]

Re: Chrysler 140

Apparently never run in salt water and thank god. I will never buy another outboard that has been in salt water. My girlfriend bought a bayliner last winter and it obviuosly had been in a lot of salt water. That engine was so nasty, rusty, seized up, ruined piece of crap I have land hands on to date!!! Motor turned over and it has spark but that about all that was good. Compression was 120, 30, 48, 50...

Man said oh yeah she runs great had my family out last summer and she ran great. Well he had dark shades on the whole time and I know why now. Couldn't bear to look me in the eye and tell me all those lies. The head was seized and wouldn't come off. Four bolts wrung off and the head was frozen to the block. Went to take exhaust cover off and every single bolt wrung off. Cylinders were very rusty. Lower unit is also seized and carrier bearing won't budge. Just a POS plain and simple.

Well my girlfriend was a little bent but not too bad. We ended up getting 2 Force 125 motors off ebay for 500 bucks for the pair. Guy even delivered them three hours away and gave us a nice stand he built to set one on plus extra parts. So that made up for it in a way. Both motors got 150 PSI on all cylinders and run great but..... They too have seen a lot of saltwater and the anode on both motors are really nasty and white in color and just nasty, salty looking. Had a few bolts ring off and I'm not touching anymore. Going to sell that dang boat now and be done with it.

At least I got the motor on and running good. So let it go and NO MORE SALT WATER engines!!! Now if they had been properly cleaned/flushed and taken care of then maybe not so bad. Like I said I learned my lesson with salt water motors and that is one of my first questions when i'm looking at an engine. Thank the lord above my 135 is fresh water... That bearing carrier came out so smooth and easy and it was a pleasure to reseal that puppy. Anyway don't believe everything you hear and check them motors out good before you buy!!!

Nickolas