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Im with Frank. ’68 was a long time ago. That motor was the first Loop Charged motor on the market! They idled very well as long as they had a good piston to cylinder wall fit, same as today with looper engines. It is true that Battery CD ignition was problematic, but guess what? That system is back today on latest DFI engines. Hard to believe and plenty has been learned, but all things old and new will eventually come back to be used again.
As far as electric shift, it worked well for many years. It had its weaknesses with regards primarily to regular maintenance. Something most marine engines don’t get! Again that system is also back now on big mutiple engine boats. They are driving those boats with just a joy stick. All computer programming. Does that put any fear in anyone’s heart?
Dan in TN