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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    The issue has been resolved! The shop finished the job last week, my wife and I then ferried the boat last Friday from Spring Lake, Michigan (Lake Michigan) to Harrison Township, Michigan (Lake St Clair), where we arrived Sunday. Roughly 460 nm in 46 hours, we drove through both nights, stopped...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    I think they moved a few things around for us. We certainly appreciate it. (y) I guess you're right, we should plan to replace the other flexplate next winter.
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    Yes, he had! (y)
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    Great news! The boat shop called: They removed the transmission, it turned out that a spring in the flexplate was broken off and became stuck in between the starter ring gear and the housing. After they removed the piece they were then able to rotate the crankshaft as well as the transmission...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    As per the shop: Cylinders look pristine, cylinder heads / valves as well. They however found a chunk of metal underneath the flexplate and are wondering if something might have come apart there and is now blocking the motor. They will now pull the prop shaft back, disconnect the transmission...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    Since we already eliminated all of the more typical failure modes, only unlikely stuff, that requires some mental gymnastics, remains. At this point, I'll happily take anything that doesn't require the removal of the engine as the boat would have to be hauled out and the entire main salon's...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    Lol, well, he took a wrench to it but didn't break it off. I bought yesterday Grade 8 3/8" bolts and a 26" crowbar and used those to try the rotate the engine: Nothing (s. image). I also took the new starter back out but didn't find anything suspicious. Current situation: - Accessories removed...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    The marina's technician was here today, we again double checked all electrical connection and also yanked with a 2' crowbar at the crankshaft with all we had - nothing. Not even the tiniest bit of movement in either direction. Besides of a seized piston, any internal damage, like a dropped...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    I had checked the transmission fluid level just Friday: Clean and right at the max level. The crankshaft pulley has only three smaller screws, I would need an adapter to move it with a breaker bar. I also have a borescope, just not here. The marina here has good technicians, I'll ask them in...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    I (kind of) measured the amperage draw: I have a DC clamp meter which goes to 400 A. It maxed out. Also, when I measured the voltage drop in the positive and ground wire, which were three measurements of maybe 2 -3 seconds each, the terminal on the starter became so hot that I could barely...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    Clean, pretty clear, no funny smell. I would also expect that if this was somehow wear / lubrication related we would have heard some unhealthy noises or seen rising temperatures first. Neither was however the case. Everything seemed normal, we shut the engine down to get gas, tried to start if...
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    Crusader 350 w/ Velvet Transmission: Locked up after brief shutdown

    Hi everybody, I left our slip yesterday to get gas (10-minute drive). Both engines fired right up and ran as smoothly and quietly as always. When I tried to start the engines after getting gas, the starboard engine again fired right up. The port engine, however, didn't even turn over. At first...
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    Looking for a 1986 / 1987 Crusader 350 parts manual

    Great, thank you again! I asked the same question on FB, somebody shared these two links to the part manuals: 1977 and up 1988 and up
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    Looking for a 1986 / 1987 Crusader 350 parts manual

    I’m looking for the model 350, built in 1986 or 1987. I found a lot of stuff online but would really like exploded views and the proper part numbers.
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    Looking for a 1986 / 1987 Crusader 350 parts manual

    Hello everybody, Like the title says, I m looking for a 1980s era (probably 1986 or 87) Crusader 350 parts manual. Neither eBay not Google brought up any results. The closest I could find was a parts catalog for the 1999 - 2007 5.7l carburetor 'classic series'...
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    Strong crankcase smell / how to clean engine room

    That's an interesting thought I hadn't even considered yet. Frankly, the smell in the cabin is worse than in the engine room, after the boat has been sitting for a few days. We turn the fans on a few minutes before we start the engine and leave them running until at least 20 minutes after we...
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    Strong crankcase smell / how to clean engine room

    Hi, Our new to us 1988 Silverton 40 Aft Cabin is equipped with twin, carbureted Crusader 350 engines. After sitting for a while, it develops a strong crankcase smell in the cabin. What I mean by that is the typical smell that you get when you open the oil filler of a hot engine, which consists...
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