1983 Chrysler 150 V6??

[MTECHMARINE]

One of my customers sent me this series of pictures of an evidently nearly ready for production Chrysler V6! He's in Canada, not the owner.
The owner of this must be one of you guys, can you shed some historical info with us?
Compact enough to fit under a 140 cover. Simplicity in engineering as all Chryslers.
Why not this instead of the inline 5 abortion put into production b US Marine?

[Powerabout]

WoW
a bit of history there but one look at the ignition system and the gearbox and you know you wouldnt want one

[194265]

Its a proto type, who knows what the production engine would have looked like ??????

[Krazy Karl]

That is one nice looking motor. I have never had any experience with Chryslers, but looked over a 3 cylinder a couple of months ago. It also looked like a nice design and easy to work on compared with equivalent Mercs. What is wrong with the foot? For a non-racing design looks pretty clean with a semi hatchet shape and a low water pickup to boot.
kk

[Powerabout]

That is one nice looking motor. I have never had any experience with Chryslers, but looked over a 3 cylinder a couple of months ago. It also looked like a nice design and easy to work on compared with equivalent Mercs. What is wrong with the foot? For a non-racing design looks pretty clean with a semi hatchet shape and a low water pickup to boot.
kk

Non thru prop exhaust must mean the box was same design as previous ones which where a nightmare to repair

[wolfgang]

Thank you for the exciting photos.Any more info available, like technical specs, loop charged or cross-flow? With Chrysler`s awful history re head gaskets and seizing pistons, I would have thought they should have known better than to use what appears to be only four head bolts per cylinder? Towerhousing and transom bracket look like Mercury clones. BTW, the shape of that lower unit was developed by son Klaus of the German Chrysler Marine distributor August Wiese during his tenure at Berlin Technical University in the second half of the 1960s. The older (Tiger Shark based) lower units were not bad at all,and easy to work on.

[Powerabout]

Thank you for the exciting photos.Any more info available, like technical specs, loop charged or cross-flow? With Chrysler`s awful history re head gaskets and seizing pistons, I would have thought they should have known better than to use what appears to be only four head bolts per cylinder? Towerhousing and transom bracket look like Mercury clones. BTW, the shape of that lower unit was developed by son Klaus of the German Chrysler Marine distributor August Wiese during his tenure at Berlin Technical University in the second half of the 1960s. The older (Tiger Shark based) lower units were not bad at all,and easy to work on.

I think it is a looper?
yes old fridges were easy to work on later ones of from about 50hp and up were terrible, you needed more tools that a speedmaster needs to rebuild a gearbox.
Thats style of gearbox and prop is good to about 40mph then that big angle from the pinion back on top of the bullet cavitates and burns the prop at the root of the blades. same design that BMW used when they showed the world they new nothing about marine engines and drives
The ignition system in the last years were also problem to troubleshoot
Shame the engine never made it though.

[wolfgang]

In this context (I am just now taking up boating again after a 35 year break): would a (carburated) 2ltr Merc V6 powerhead fit under the (louvered) cowling of a 120hp Force? Disregarding issues like tower housing/tuners/lower unit.
Any advice from you guys in the w.shops would be appreciated.Thanks in advance.

[Bill Gohr]

The block looks just like an early 122cu in Mec, down to the water passage across the top, the intake also seems to mirror a vertical reed merc, as well as the head castings. What kind of carbs are those? Judging by the port castings on the side of the block that would be a looper.

And yes a V6 Merc fits under that cowl, we have a friend down south who is a Chrysler freak who has a carb merc under a Chrysler cowl now

[Bunker Hill]

I think it is a looper?
yes old fridges were easy to work on later ones of from about 50hp and up were terrible, you needed more tools that a speedmaster needs to rebuild a gearbox.
Thats style of gearbox and prop is good to about 40mph then that big angle from the pinion back on top of the bullet cavitates and burns the prop at the root of the blades. same design that BMW used when they showed the world they new nothing about marine engines and drives
The ignition system in the last years were also problem to troubleshoot
Shame the engine never made it though.

I believe BMW knows little about any vehicle!!