Engine Installation Recommendations; Mounting; Alignment; Exhaust - Chris-Craft 283 V-8 Engine Operator's Manual

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Replace
deteriorated rubber hoses
Replace
oil filter
element every 100
running
hours
Remove distributor cap and distributor
rotor
Put 5
drops
medium
engine
oil
on
felt
at
top
of
center
shaft
under rotor
Put
1
drop
of
light
engine
oil
on
breaker
arm
pivot pin
Wipe
off
excess
Put
light
film of grease
on
breaker
cam
Wipe
off
excess
Examine condition of
ignition
breaker
con
tacts
and
set
gap
to
proper
dimensions
Exarnine
spark plugs
Clean
or
replace plugs
which
are
dirty
or
show evi
denc
e
of
burning
Set
ignition
timing using
a
timing
light
Align
engine using
feeler gauge
at
engine coupling
Readjust
valve clearance
to
compensate
for normal
wear
Adjust
reverse
gear
Examine condition of
engine paint
Aerosol
Spray
Paint of blue
engine
enamel
is
available for
touchup
E1alCIr
IE
INSTALLATION
RECOAARAENDATIAIVS
MOUNTING
A
rigid
bed should be
prepared
for
mounting
the
engine
Heavy
wood
engine
string
ers
running
fore
and
aft
in the
boat with proper
cutouts
for
mounting
the
engine
sup
ports
are
usually
used
ALIGNMENT
Proper alignment
with the
propeller
shaft is
important
for
engine efficiency
and
smoothness
The
two
coupling
faces
one
on
engine
and
one on
shaft
must
be
paral
lel
Use
a
feeler gauge
or
piece
of shim stock
not
more
than
003
inch
in
thickness
When
coupling
faces
are
brought
together
by
hand
not
bolted
the
003
feeler should
be
tightly gripped
at
all
points
around the
edges
of the
couplings
Alignment
must
be
correct when
couplings
are
viewed from the side
as
well
as
when
seen
from
the
top
It
is
necessary
to
lift
lightly
on
the shaft and
coupling
to
compensate
for
the
weight
of those
two
items but be very
careful that
only
the
weight
is
lifted and the shaft
is
not
sprung
To
adjust
any
misalignment
the
corners
of the
engine
may be raised
or
lowered
by using tapered
cast iron
wedges
In addition the
rear
engine
mounts
are
designed
to
permit
lateral
alignment
EXHAUST
The
cooling
water
overflow is routed into the exhaust tube
directly
out
of the exhaust
manifold
The flow of
water
through
the exhaust tube will cool the exhaust and
in
ad
dition
will
help
to
quiet
the exhaust noise
We recommend that copper
tubing
exhaust
hose
or
iron
pipe
of proper diameter
be
used for the
exhaust
pipe
Copper tubing
can
be bent
as
needed
to
fit
a
particular

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