Kiekhaefer Marine Race Engines

engines

do you no which pump? Do the pair have carbs or fuel injection? Are the engines 496's or 510 cubic inch. I might still have some stuff from when we raced an offshore boat.

john

Do you have a pair of 6's or better yet, m8's to complete the package?

I would try looking on offshoreonly. If someone knows of the parts or where to find them, that is where it will be. Good luck in the hunt

does the fuel pump have a 3 bolt pattern or a 4 bolt on the front and does it run directly of the cam with a square drive

john

That looks awfully like an automotive tranny on the ground behind that thing

I have completely lost track of him but Don Roberts had several of these engines (and LOTS of parts) sitting around for many years. He had a marine shop called "Connecticut Offshore" but that last time I had my eyes on the stuff was over 12 or more years ago. The shop is long gone but he had kept all the stuff through several moves.
Don was involved with the Jessie James team but also worked on many others.
If you can find him, I bet he will know where you can find exactly what you need.

Have you tried Cobra power in Florida?

Also, Mike Bontoft in Poole would be able to help as well.

Jeff

Hi Fishtigua,
This might be a shot in the dark, but I had a Client who worked as a design engineer at the "skunk works" at Mercury Marine. I would call Mercury and ask to speak with a design engineer...talk sweet to him...and he might be able to put you on to an untapped source. It's worth a few phone calls....hope that helps.

And of course the system is a Lucas Kinsler, so they should be able to help as well.

Lucas

Jeff

Not OEM

6's and certainly M8's were not available as factory equipment back then. SSM3's possibly 5's were or the K600 coupled to the 468c.i. which is that very engine. The K6 eventually turned into the SSM6. I think the idea here is factory original.

Fish,

If you are serious about running these engines you can often find non engine driven pumps to do whatever task you require, you might need to add a Gen-set to run some though

Sweet !!

I'd love to see some video of that vintage thumper running....

Will this suffice?



Jeff

Thanks Jeff, I really don't think there's a sweeter sound on this planet!

This takes a lot of beating too.