Chrysler 3.6

[shistlepot]

Had a good day at the Trash and Treasure, picked up a 1971 Chrysler 3.6 HP outboard.
Its water cooled but has a water pump to cool the exhaust I guess...
The gentleman that sold it to me did not tell me about the water pump, and when I got it home I
spotted the impellor housing just above the cav plate. Thought i had been jibbed so I pulled the
gearbox off to find the impellor in tact.
I also rummaged thru a guys box of marine parts to find 2 Seagull impellors

All back together,runs like a charm,[attachment=0]Chrysler OB 2012 021.jpg

[chris]

I have 2 of these, got one going out of the 2, wouldn't start at first so cleaned the fuel tank out, I am going to line it with red kote, Took a bit to start but when finally started it ran well and was easier to start

[Taspiper]

I had use of a boat with a Chrysler 25 horse outboard. Everyone here called them "White Death"
Hope yours continues to give good service!

[chris]

I was told that the smaller chryslers, 9.9 and smaller were supposed to be ok, These ones were given to me, I would trust a seagull before the chrysler,
I bought my 1st seagull early 70's in tas to use it for trout fishing in lake sorrell

[Taspiper]

A few people that I've spoken to used their seagulls for lake fishing. It would be nice to find a few of these non salt affected motors.

[Hugz]

I picked up a nice '47 AD that had spent it's life on Lake Wivenhoe, Qld. Paid $290 a few years ago which I thought was a tad over the top but in hindsight probably wasn't considering the fresh water factor. Have to say she is my favourite motor.

Anyway...back to Chryslers..

[Taspiper]

Like they say.... What it's worth to you..... Don't get much of anything for $300 bucks now days...

[JERSEYMAN]

AAHHH, Chrysler I once had a Chrysler 3.6hp on my tender, a Chrysler 55hp main motor with a Chrysler 7.5hp aux. the 3.6 was so unreliable I rowed the tender most of the time, if the 55hp would start then at least I'll have half a day out until it either broke down (usually ignition), stopped charging or caught fire, then it would be down to the 7.5hp to be fair, sometimes it got me home.

I found these motors utter poop, got rid of them in 1988, I thought it was me until I started using jap motors (and British). In 24 years since those dredful days I've always managed home under my own steam.

A few years ago I saw nice looking Chrysler 3.5 in a skip......... I left it there.

[Charles uk]

300 of your dollars will buy a lot of motor over here, that's nearly £190.
I admit it's not as strong as it was but it's still to strong for us poms to drink VB in Hobart.

[chris]

intend to give these 2 away, I know their reputation as I have never heard a good report about them, they could make a good anchor.

[Collector Inspector]

Here is a good word about them.

My experience with them, small to very large capacity has been the same as OMC in performance and reliability. This goes back a long way now but parts are available still.

A well maintained Chrysler is a nice motor and if looked after through its life and thus in sound condition will last a lifetime yet. They are extremely robust and of simple engineering. They had no corrossion problems, no gearbox problems, no fuel system problems or ignition problems. They did have the Merc type terminal plate electrics under the cowl which gave a hassle for actually running and charging a battery if not kept tight and clean.

They did not like neglect which was brought on by change in company ownership and bad press about that company change. Owners just gave up on them and treated them as a "No Parts or Support Motor". Sad but that was how they were treated.

Same neglect killed the same year Mercs to no return.........................That is why same year Mercs are difficult things to get reliable on a transom. They rotted out and the steel driveshafts rusting in the crankshaft sent them nearly all to the scrap yard. The electrics were worse.

Just my opinion.

B

[chris]

I think I will take your advice and give it a run, I know how to make a seagull reliable and I would say the same attitudes would apply to the chrysler, it seems to be a very simple motor as like the seagull I have never had the need of a workshop manual as I have been able to figure them out, I owned a merc once a 3.6 model that was a good reliable motor, haven't seen or heard of the 3.6 for years, I lent it to a so called friend and haven't seen them since