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Thanks Scruffy, Where do I find the replacement rubber when I come that fork in the road? Bobby

Yep, it's mounted in the engine bay and has been there awhile. It's story is that is once was a Navy Maintenance truck. Its got a round notch in the bed rail behind the cab with a retainer strap for an upright tank; I'm thinking either Acetylene, Oxygen, or other gas. It's also got a "Floating Power" engine mounting bracket that bolts onto the block just below the water pump and across to the front rails. I'm wondering if this was a period specific "aftermarket" mount that allowed Willys owners to retrofit their Willys' with Dodge Powerplants. I'm wondering if this old girl blew her motor while in Navy service and they had an extra Dodge vehicle laying around in the motor pool that was wrecked and totaled out and they salvaged the engine for the Willys. Sounds neat. Or, it could be just some Good Old Fashioned "Hillbilly Engineering" to salvage whatever they had to keep their truck running. Whoever did it, knew about this front engine mount and that they had to weld on / fabricate 2 new lower dog ear tabs for the bell housing to bolt up to the tranny. I'm actually impressed with the engineering that went into the retrofit considering that this was done looooong before internet websites and forums that explained undertakings like this in detail.

Thanks for the replies so far. I do agree it's a 230. Just trying to lock down whether it's a 51 or 52 year model engine. Jersey Harold, whereabouts should I be looking on the head and block for the casted numbers? Do you have a de-coding list for when I find them. OR, will the date be an obvious "51" or "52"? Thanks All. Bobby

Hey Guys I need your help. I've got a D-42 engine sitting in my 51 Willys pickup that appears to be in great shape (all parts and pieces are there and turns freely). I'd like to get her fired off and be able to order parts for her if/when needed. My delima is that I can't seem to find any serial number listings for this engine. The Serial Number on the engine block is: D42-37III4. Yep, that's correct - 3 7 capital I, captial I, capital I, 4. These are not overstrikes, they are the actual, original stamped letters within this serial number. Am I looking at an Industrial engine??? Any help will be greatly appreciated. I'll get a photo up soon or can email to anyone that wants to see it for reference. THANKS ALL! Respectfully, Bobby Major, U.S. Army