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Bill D'Addio
New member
Username: low_bridge
Post Number: 1
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:21 pm: | 
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-Help-
An old timer here trying to get a ChrisCraft engine fired off in my inboard. It's a new rebuild I aquired years ago from a fleet mechanic. My problem is- Distributor is Rotating Counter Clockwise and the Motor is turning clockwise as viewed from the front balancer- I can't get it to fire off and that combination is leading me to beleive something is dead wrong? (or can't see the forest for the trees) or it' going to need a weird firing order - Where do I begin- I've done this to long to have this much trouble - but I am out of practice-Thanks in advance!! PS 72 Chriscraft 350 |
Mark Weller
Member
Username: mhweller
Post Number: 28
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 05:25 pm: |
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Bill something is wrong dist should be clockwise engine could be either you sure you dont have the wrong starter on the motor? rev rotation motor has gears not timing chain best way to tell. |
Andrew Franz
New member
Username: bcfdsq11
Post Number: 3
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Friday, May 01, 2009 - 02:49 pm: |
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Bill, I had the same problem you have a left handed motor and need to replace the starter....The one you have is for a right handed one. |
Low_Bridge
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Username: low_bridge
Post Number: 2
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Friday, May 01, 2009 - 06:31 pm: |
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So right handed is standard (the same as automotive) & left is often out of a twin set up - the counter rotating match? I have a reverse rotater in my Ski tique but it's a topmount starter & this bell housing does not have that provision- Thanks |
Low_Bridge
New member
Username: low_bridge
Post Number: 3
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, May 02, 2009 - 07:34 pm: |
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If she was for a LH prop & I have to go right hand prop will I mess up the steering bassed on the rudder being offset a hair from the centerline of prop? |
Andrew Franz
Member
Username: bcfdsq11
Post Number: 4
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 10:16 am: |
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The problem I had was that I am now using an automotive motor which is a left handed rotation. The starter I first used was for a marine right handed motor so it was turning my engine in the wrong rotation which turned the rotor in a counter clockwise rotation. After that I had to replace the starter with a left handed rotation and have also had to get a prop that was also for a left handed rotation.....not only that I have a paragon transmission that I had to pull and reverse the oil pump to accept the left handed rotation of the engine.....sounds like a lot but its actually straight forward. what I would do if I was you is change the starter first....once you do that, wire the engine with the firing order that is on the engine intake manifold. Provided that it is for that motor, your engine should fire. Thats where I started because I had no idea which motor I had. I now have a motor that starts right up and runs smooth. Let me know how it turns out.....Andrew |
Low_Bridge
Member
Username: low_bridge
Post Number: 4
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 01:50 pm: |
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Andrew-
Is you prop & rudder on a different centerline? Mine is offset a bout 2 inches-
Thank you- |
Andrew Franz
Member
Username: bcfdsq11
Post Number: 5
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 04:01 pm: |
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no same center line |
