Chrysler I/O drives
 

Some time before Chrysler got out of the marine business they offered an I/O . I didn't know that till a couple years ago. I was wondering if they made their own in house or if it was contracted out.

They looked similar to the later OMC Cobras

http://www.powersportsupply.co/produ...a90__62203.jpg

Chrysler I/O drives
 

On 1/6/15 3:01 PM, Tim wrote:
Some time before Chrysler got out of the marine business they offered an I/O . I didn't know that till a couple years ago. I was wondering if they made their own in house or if it was contracted out.

They looked similar to the later OMC Cobras

http://www.powersportsupply.co/produ...a90__62203.jpg



Chrysler relabeled outdrives (and engines) from Volvo, OMC and
Mercruiser. It also bought out West Bend’s line of really crappy outboards.

Chrysler I/O drives
 

Yeah, it seemed the outboards weeny much, but they were cheap to buy and easy to work on. The problem was you had to work on them frequently. And that wasn't cheap.

Oh if you got a good one it seemed you got a great one though.

Maybe there was a reason the I/o never really caught on.

Hmmm...

Chrysler I/O drives
 

On Tue, 6 Jan 2015 12:01:28 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Some time before Chrysler got out of the marine business they offered an I/O . I didn't know that till a couple years ago. I was wondering if they made their own in house or if it was contracted out.

They looked similar to the later OMC Cobras

http://www.powersportsupply.co/produ...a90__62203.jpg

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The Chrysler sterndrive was designed and made by the Salisbury
Division of the Dana Corporation of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

From:

http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/Chrysler

Chrysler I/O drives
 

Wayne, that's interesting. Spicer-Dana was known to make auto and big truck differentials and still caters to Chrysler corp rather heavily. Maybe some boat division exec sweet talked them into making I/o's. I'd think that I'd Dana made it that chances are it would be good stuff. But, then again- maybe not

Chrysler I/O drives
 

On 1/6/15 4:09 PM, Tim wrote:
Yeah, it seemed the outboards weeny much, but they were cheap to buy and easy to work on. The problem was you had to work on them frequently. And that wasn't cheap.

Oh if you got a good one it seemed you got a great one though.

Maybe there was a reason the I/o never really caught on.

Hmmm...



I remember there were two brands of outboards my dad's shop would not
take in for repair. One was Chrysler and the other was Scot-A****er.
Evinrudes, Johnsons, Mercuries made up the overwhelming majority of
outboards those days on Long Island Sound and on Connecticut's rivers
and lakes. Evinrude was the market leader. Today, I'd guess Yamaha is
the sales leader, followed by Mercury.

Chrysler I/O drives
 

On Tue, 6 Jan 2015 13:31:37 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, that's interesting. Spicer-Dana was known to make auto and big truck differentials and still caters to Chrysler corp rather heavily. Maybe some boat division exec sweet talked them into making I/o's. I'd think that I'd Dana made it that chances are it would be good stuff. But, then again- maybe not

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The trick to making quality marine stuff is making it water proof and
corrosion resistant in an adverse environment. It's a different skill
set from automotive and truck equipment.

Chrysler I/O drives
 

On 1/6/2015 7:43 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2015 13:31:37 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, that's interesting. Spicer-Dana was known to make auto and big truck differentials and still caters to Chrysler corp rather heavily. Maybe some boat division exec sweet talked them into making I/o's. I'd think that I'd Dana made it that chances are it would be good stuff. But, then again- maybe not

===

The trick to making quality marine stuff is making it water proof and
corrosion resistant in an adverse environment. It's a different skill
set from automotive and truck equipment.



Actually, Chrysler had a long history in the marine business, dating
back to the 1920's and had original engine and drive designs, both
inboard and outboards.

I think they got the bad reputation in the late 70's when
Chrysler Corp was in financial trouble and they had to sell off the
marine business to qualify for federal bailout loans. The outdrives
were sold to Bayliner and the outboard engines became "Force" engines,
also owned by a division of Bayliner.

The "Force" engines were really the ones that had a bad reputation.

Chrysler I/O drives
 

Keyser Söze wrote:
On 1/6/15 4:09 PM, Tim wrote:
Yeah, it seemed the outboards weeny much, but they were cheap to buy
and easy to work on. The problem was you had to work on them
frequently. And that wasn't cheap.

Oh if you got a good one it seemed you got a great one though.

Maybe there was a reason the I/o never really caught on.

Hmmm...



I remember there were two brands of outboards my dad's shop would not
take in for repair. One was Chrysler and the other was Scot-A****er.
Evinrudes, Johnsons, Mercuries made up the overwhelming majority of
outboards those days on Long Island Sound and on Connecticut's rivers
and lakes. Evinrude was the market leader. Today, I'd guess Yamaha is
the sales leader, followed by Mercury.


Did he "opt-out" at tax time, too? That would explain why he
would/could avoid work - like you.

Chrysler I/O drives
 

Wayne that's true. But I'd figure that if Dana has a reputation ofakimg quality industrial gearing, they could make something decent to push a boat.

At least that's my thinking. But seeing Chrysler was on the tank then maybe they cut too many corners..