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The 9.6 was Chrysler’s best-selling small motor of the late-sixties, early seventies. It also led a parallel existance as a Montomery Ward offering.
They’re not very sexy, but are simply engineered and solidly built. Can’t say the same for the 3, 4, 5 cyl. motors — the ring lands have a habit of dysintegrating and that was never fixed — I suspect fuel-starvation.
I was able to get seals (Sierra) as recent as 3 years ago — try Crowley marine. Replacement coils are expensive — a lot cheaper to convert them to OMC coils by swaping out the armatures.
Thank you, all. I am cleaning off the work bench in preparation of tearing into this motor, Would hope to have it up and running in a couple of weeks. Will keep you informed.