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Marine 340 #1470079
07/19/13 12:03 AM
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Is a marine 340 reverse rotation?

cast date 9 27 71
block cast # 2780930 340 1
front cylinder stamp LW340LR1H ??????
cylinder head cast # 2843675
rod # 3418645
piston # 3671155

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Re: Marine 340 [Re: JRepucci] #1470080
07/19/13 12:11 AM
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I have never seen one, if it was a single engine powered boat then no for sure, only the twin engine boats had one reverse rotation. Never say never though, look at the crank seal area, the knurl will be the opposite direction of a standard rotation.

Re: Marine 340 [Re: 4406bbl] #1470081
07/21/13 11:34 PM
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I was talking to a vendor at carlisle last week who was selling a 340 crank. I was not looking for one, but buying other engine parts he had, and I asked about a crankshaft that he had sitting there. He cautioned me that it was a marine crank that had reverse rotation and went on to show me the oil "grooves" if you will, for the rear main seal were cut in the oppisite direction compared to an automotive application. I was quite interested in what he had to say do to the fact that I never knew that there was a 340 marine engine. He seemed quite knowledgeable on the mopar marine engines.

Re: Marine 340 [Re: 340cpe] #1470082
07/22/13 01:44 AM
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It's not just twin engine boats that have a reverse (RH, right hand) rotation motor, many single engine ski boats use RH motors. The new Correct Craft Ski Nautiques have RH 351 Ford based power, even the older ones from the early 70s with Chrysler Marine 318s were RH.

The most common Chrysler Marine had to be the 318LA. I've seen more of those although the 440 and 426 aren't too far behind. The 360 came to use as Chrysler Marine market share started to drop but they are out there as they were the mainstay after the 440 was dropped. The 340s aren't that common but I have seen a few. 273s and 318A polys are also found in the early to mid 60s boats. The Chrysler flathead six was very common to the old 40s-50s wood boats.

If the motor is apart, easiest way was posted above, check the crank for rear main reverse knurling. If the motor is still together with the trans, look for a tag on the motor or trans that will tell if it is RH or LH.

Here's what Chrysler Marine offered in 1967, before the 340 was introduced.

Re: Marine 340 [Re: B5 Bee] #1470083
07/22/13 11:59 AM
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Here's the original marine 340 in my '73 Chrysler boat. Not reverse rotation in this application.

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Re: Marine 340 [Re: B5 Bee] #1470084
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Quote:

It's not just twin engine boats that have a reverse (RH, right hand) rotation motor, many single engine ski boats use RH motors. The new Correct Craft Ski Nautiques have RH 351 Ford based power, even the older ones from the early 70s with Chrysler Marine 318s were RH.

The most common Chrysler Marine had to be the 318LA. I've seen more of those although the 440 and 426 aren't too far behind. The 360 came to use as Chrysler Marine market share started to drop but they are out there as they were the mainstay after the 440 was dropped. The 340s aren't that common but I have seen a few. 273s and 318A polys are also found in the early to mid 60s boats. The Chrysler flathead six was very common to the old 40s-50s wood boats.

If the motor is apart, easiest way was posted above, check the crank for rear main reverse knurling. If the motor is still together with the trans, look for a tag on the motor or trans that will tell if it is RH or LH.

Here's what Chrysler Marine offered in 1967, before the 340 was introduced.





Was there anything on the marine engine stamped on the distributor pad that was similar to the car engines like the engine assembly date, displacement or if it was an HP engine or something to indicate it was a marine engine??

Re: Marine 340 [Re: A12] #1470085
07/22/13 02:10 PM
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Small block Mopars don't have a "distributor pad" your thinking big block. There are numbers stamped into the face of the block just under the drivers side deck surface with displacement and other build info

Re: Marine 340 [Re: JRepucci] #1470086
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Quote:

front cylinder stamp LW340LR1H ??????




L = ?? (on passenger car LAs this would be 1975)
W = Windsor, Ont engine assembly plant
340 = engine cu.in.
LR = Left Rotation ?? (R would be Regular Fuel on a passenger car) * maybe Left rotation & Regular fuel
1H = ?? (on passenger car LAs this would be an assembly date)

anyone have another LA Marine engine for comparison
& I thought the "MARINE DIV." engine assembly plant was in Marysville?

Were they selling a 340 Marine engine in 1975, if so what compression?

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Re: Marine 340 [Re: 6bblgt] #1470087
07/23/13 03:04 AM
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Easiest way to tell a reverse rotation engine if it's assembled is that it has an extension under the distributor. This is to take up thrust on the dist. gear, which would otherwise be transferred to the distributor

Like this

http://www.marineengine.com/boat-forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6443&d=1363733766

annudder

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab52/...Photos00000.jpg







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