Car engine in a boat

[avbrando]

Iv'e see a few people running car engines in boats and was wondering how? the threads on a "p" shaft engine are too short, i have heard that there are adaptors but have never seen them. i'm also in need of a cooling head and button (nova, 16.22 bore)

Thanks in advance.

Brandon

 

[Kez]

Iv'e see a few people running car engines in boats and was wondering how? the threads on a "p" shaft engine are too short, i have heard that there are adaptors but have never seen them. i'm also in need of a cooling head and button (nova, 16.22 bore)

Thanks in advance.

Brandon

I am not sure how others did it but I have adapted many K&B 8801 car engines with McCoy cranks in the past with success.

Yes the threaded part of the crank is too short if you use a stnadard marine flyweel. I used a car flywheel instead and you can start the engine on the cable connector. Actually it works best starting with a rope instead of a belt.

The lighter car flywheel did not seem to degrade idle but I think it helped with acceleration.

 

[Richard Dahlheimer]

Brandon, contact Glenn Quarles @ 210-392-2271. Glenn is the Novarossi marine engine distributor in the USA, and should be able to fix you up with the parts needed to convert your motor to marine use. Richard D

 

[misshydro]

Brandon, contact Glenn Quarles @ 210-392-2271. Glenn is the Novarossi marine engine distributor in the USA, and should be able to fix you up with the parts needed to convert your motor to marine use. Richard D

Check with zippkits.com. They should have flywheels and couplers. Since they sell the JAE riggers kits for marine and car engine applactions.here the page.

• http://zippkits.com/
  

Clic to nitro accossery and you'll see the parts you need.

 

[Mike Larson]

for the most part you need a machinist to lathe down the face of the nova wheel, and machine the collet/flex coupler to reach further inside the front face of the flywheel..... Octura has the flex hex that has a radius, goes inside the front of the flywheel, which IMO, gets you on more threads, and centers the flywheel better..... good luck.....Mike

 

[RodneyPierce]

They have them for 12.00 at zipp kits, but its for the SG style crank. I assume as long as your crank has a 7mm snout, it should work.