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Century Bill

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Hi,



I have a 1953 century resorter with a Chrysler marine motor. Having trouble ID-ing it so I can get some parts. Hoping you can help. The numbers I have are;



Engine serial # RF5360S



Block casting # 1400229-6



Stamped number on the block 147S-54935



Head casting # E-207-M-2



This is all I have to go on and my searches havent produced much to this point. Any help would be appreciated.



Thanks,

Bill
 
Rev Bob,

Thanks for the help. I have seen the Name Chrysler ACE when it comes to engines. Do you have any info as the the size. So far an engine rebuilder took the block casting number and according to his book it could be a 237CI, 253CI, or a 265CI motor. Looks like they used the same block for the different engines, probably bored or stroked differently. But then when he went to a Dodge book, there were different displacements. I will try and attach a picture. Also, would you have a good place for parts?, or does this parts supplier that we have the forum on have everything I need? Having troubl doing attachments. Do you have a regular e-mail that I can send them to?

Thanks,
Bill
 
Bill,

This link might help some, measurements will tell you if it's an "Ace" or a "Crown". The site is a source for manifolds and such:

http://www.marineparts.com/mpf/mpf272.aspx

If memory serves me right the Ace was 217 CI, and they where made up to about 1954-55, you could have a Crown. I have some original manuals somewhere. This does take me down amnesia lane a bit, we fooled with these engines back in the sixties and seventies.
 
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Rev Bob, you have a good memory. The ACE is 217 CID and was the small version of the Crown. The ACE and the Crown date back to the mid-1930s. They must have made thousands of them. I have a friend who is still running a pair of ACES in an old Colonial cruiser. We spent many hours fooling with the Zenith Carbs.

In the antique boat restoration community, these engines are still fairly common and there are a number of rebuilders. If you can find someone cooperative at a NAPA store, many parts for the Ace and the Crown are still available.

Bill
 
Thanks actthree,

I would send a picture but havent figured out this forum site to do that. So the crowns were a bigger displacement by what you were saying. I am probably going to have to pull the pan and get the crank stampings. That should tell me exactly wha I have. If you come up with more info I would appreciate that.

Bill
 
Bill,

I talked to a now-retired marine engine restorer I know and it turns out that the Chrysler Ace had quite a run. There were 12 versions of the engine built between 1933 and 1959. They started at 70 hp (190 cid) and ended at 110 hp (230 cid).

He said that these engines were used in passenger cars and trucks (Dodge, Desoto, Plymouth and Chrysler) but that the marine version was built specifically for marine service at the factory. He sent me a tabulation of all of the engines and the serial number groups for the Ace, which I would be happy to send to you (or anyone else) if you can give me an email address. (To keep scammers from harvesting your address from this site, you can replace the @ in your address with "at."

Since your engine may not be an Ace, he's searching through his records for similar info on the Chrysler Crown, which was a larger 6-cylinder engine used in lots of boats. He said that your Century might well have been powered by a Chrysler Crown.

Bill
 
actthree,


Thanks for the info. I would like the info on Ace and hopefully Crown engines. You can send them to bf_cwa4672atyahoo.com. I did as you suggested with the @ sign.

Thanks,
Bill
 
Bill,

Received the info and didnt really have a chance to look it over. Do you have or know of someone who may have info on the Crown engines also?

Bill
 
actthree said:
Bill,

I talked to a now-retired marine engine restorer I know and it turns out that the Chrysler Ace had quite a run. There were 12 versions of the engine built between 1933 and 1959. They started at 70 hp (190 cid) and ended at 110 hp (230 cid).

He said that these engines were used in passenger cars and trucks (Dodge, Desoto, Plymouth and Chrysler) but that the marine version was built specifically for marine service at the factory. He sent me a tabulation of all of the engines and the serial number groups for the Ace, which I would be happy to send to you (or anyone else) if you can give me an email address. (To keep scammers from harvesting your address from this site, you can replace the @ in your address with "at."

Since your engine may not be an Ace, he's searching through his records for similar info on the Chrysler Crown, which was a larger 6-cylinder engine used in lots of boats. He said that your Century might well have been powered by a Chrysler Crown.

Bill
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Could you please send me the info on the ace motors. Send to jimwersackas at comcast.net thank you
 
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