Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

[workaholic]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

Im glad to here that.BUT hopefully they can help me out. We shall see. I will keep you updated

 

[workaholic]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

Well, today was the day I got the call back saying yay or nay. Its a nay from Dutchman. They are too busy. 2 months behind to be exact.

 

[workaholic]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

alright guys, I am at the point that I am willing to make my boat the guinea pig and make some type of adapter myself. I am going to start by finding and ordering the proper 8 spline end to use as an end. Cut off the 13 spline end on my pump shaft and make a coupler of some kind. I am finding a bunch of PTO couplers for tractors but no luck on 8 spline. If it breaks then who cares, I would have had to change out the crank anyway. I will just have to buy a new pump shaft.


Come on guys bring on the ideas. seriously, no joke, lets get something made up.

 

[workaholic]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

Its gotta work. Cut off 13 spine end, weld on 8 spline end to the cut pump shafy, but i was also thinking of adding a coupler covering both shafts and welding it at each end also...

 

[wired247]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

Try Moser axles. They built an input shaft to match a Hemi 4 speed up to a chevy crank for me once. Did a great job. Your time frame is going to be unrealistic for any custom work.

Moser Engineering - Axles - Stock Application

 

[Faztbullet]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

:facepalm:Just think what will happen if the adapter fails ...instant 10000 rpms and rods hanging out the side block ..all that rebuild work/part down the drain. Below is a deal!!!
Sportjet Mercury Crankshaft
"2.5 Litre V-6 Mercury Sportjet Crankshaft Excellent Condition. Intersted in trade for the outboard 2.5 outboard crank. call Chip 386-233-5039 No Emails, No Texts. Calls Only!! No Scams!! "

 

[workaholic]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

called. its sold.

 

[wired247]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

:facepalm:Just think what will happen if the adapter fails ...instant 10000 rpms and rods hanging out the side block ..all that rebuild work/part down the drain. Below is a deal!!!
Sportjet Mercury Crankshaft
"2.5 Litre V-6 Mercury Sportjet Crankshaft Excellent Condition. Intersted in trade for the outboard 2.5 outboard crank. call Chip 386-233-5039 No Emails, No Texts. Calls Only!! No Scams!! "

A heat treated spline adapter from any quality manufacturer ie Moser, Dutchman, Strange etc. is going to be as strong or stronger than any OEM shaft. Anything breaks it will be the crank or the OEM shaft.

I wouldnt weld one to save my life.

 

[workaholic]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

DONE DONE AND DONE!! The new shaft has been made. They cut the old splines off, spigotted the new piece, heat treated them both, welded and resplined and trued.... All put back together, FINALLY. After putting everything back in and reconnecting everything i've ran into a different issue. Its not getting any fuel. The pump is working you can clearly here it. I disconnected the outlet side to see if anything is being pump from the fuel tank.... nothing. You can hear a gurgling sound though. I did notice a cracked anti-syphon valve. So just to quickly eliminate it I sealed it with a flexible thick rubber tape (just a quick fix to troubleshoot). Still the same thing.. Any suggestions?

 

[CharlieB]

Re: Major mistake. what to do. wrong crankshaft

lol It doesn't take very much of an air leak to keep from pulling any fuel, just air.

Grab a portable test tank and hose, connect to your fuel hose or pump and see it it pulls fuel now. If not then double check the valves in the pump. Or just order a fuel pump rebuild kit, cheap enough.