Marinette Boat Forum

Anyone have a good source for finding an oil dipstick for 318?

I have been shopping for batteries and have considered lithium-ion but would like to get as much "bang for my buck" as I can. If I were to power everything I estimated 1,000 Amp-hours. That's considering a significant pull from the water-cooled HVAC system, so I could do with less battery ...

I’ve considered that option but going to try an inverter. I would like to sell the Kohler and get a little for it. I managed to get the engine moving without causing any damage. I’d like to do a basic rebuild to sell if worth the trouble. I see these units are still valuable if in decent running con...

I'm trying to find parts and decide how much I should put into rebuilding a Kohler 7.5R23 genset. This genset was out of the boat when I bought it, hadn't been running for quite some time, and was siezed up. I don't plan on putting it back in the boat because it is way more than I need. I've been st...

Fastjeff—when you say “sticking” what usually causes that—age, lack of lubrication?

I’m not new to this engine, but it has been several years since I’ve fooled with one. I have considered doing a compression test. I think I’m going to check distributor adjustment next.

I read in Chrysler's service manual to do a tappet adjustment when the engine is warm. Why? I've always made these adjustments on other engines when they are cold. I'm currently struggling to get one of my 318s to run, and it sounds like the valves could be out of adjustment, so I'd have to check cl...

I’m trying to make sense of what was done to the ignition systems on my 32’ sport fisher since the voltage regulator and cut-out relay are no longer used, but I have stray wires from the old configuration. Can anyone show a basic diagram of an updated system? Thanks!

I have two 318s in a 32' sport fisherman I recently bought. Neither engine has a strainer for the cooling water intake or a shut-off valve. I'm surprised to find these components missing--thought they were a standard. Does anyone else have this arrangement? I plan on adding these, especially the val...