i'll shoot some more tommrow, every body with me this far ?
Read through all 32 pages and saved nearly every photo. (I and am at the bottom of the learning curve on these motors.)
A (dumb) question or two:
1. Did the 56 cubers come with two barrel carbs, and is that what constitutes a 70 hp engine?
2. What is the approximate weight of a 49 cube power head?
3. What is the driveshaft like (diameter, number of splines, etc.)?
Thanks,
Jeff the Learner
The powerhead weighs approximately 110 pounds without the flywheel (a little more than my 60ci inline 6)
I'd have to go down stairs and measure a driveshaft end, maybe take a pic to make it clearer
Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.
The driveshaft is about 5/8
The top of the driveshaft looks like this, 4 shallow splines
Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.
Yikes! It's a porker! My back would not allow me to tote that monster around, so... Back to the Merc 500, I guess. (It weighs 130 lbs, complete--heavy but managable.)
Thanks again,
Jeff
they did try at the factory on the 56, mod 50 front 1/2, long rods, finger ports , the works. it never made as much Power as the 49 cuber.
ya 110lbs seems about right,
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