An MEL doing it's job... This is the boat I bought... now it's ripped apart of course, because thats what I do but come spring....

The interesting thing I have noted is that Chris Craft continued to use MEL engines after they were discontinued in cars. For someone looking for a good MEL consider finding an old marine block... usually low hours relative to age. The cam would be different.

Oops, forgot that rear and front are reversed on the marine... on the 431H Chris Craft motor the flywheel is on the front. Note the aluminum bellhousing.. and the pumps are different. Carter AFB is original. The Supersport is now in the stripping out phase. All the interior upholstery has been remov...

Oh yes.... the boat.

So, a couple of questions: First, the original fuel pump has been bypassed, because the pushrods wear off very quickly at the engine end. I assume these are like the old 239 fords, which drive the fuel pump off a lobe on the rear of the camshaft. I think what has probably happened is that some scarr...

Hello everyone... while searching for information on this series of engines, this forum came up... and I've read almost everything here...Thanks for the info. Some of you may not know this, but Chris Craft used the lincoln 430 for quite a few models, both open boats, like the super sport at 18 to21 ...