fun find

[splitz1983]

my buddy told me he bought a crate engine for his 37 plymouth about 20 years ago and the old guy had more. coincidentally, another friend calls me a few weeks later and rells me he bought some crates at an auction. after he wrestles them around for a day or two,he tells me to come get the things. lo and behold,he bought them from the estate of the man that had sold the other engine to my friend. they are a little dirty and have military stock numbers on the crates,still strapped down. odd looking carbs,huge generators.

the serial number i couldn't read with a flashlight but it starts with the letter "T"

so..what the heck are these and wonder if they are saveable?

[splitz1983]

more pics....the head measures 23 inches

[greg g]

T indicates Truck. Military used lots of Dodge stuff. Weopens carriers, Ambulances, staff cars, generators, aircraft aux power units. Lots of stuff. Do they turn over??? Pull a head and check the cylinders for rust. If they are clean, the should go. Look like they have the water proof ign, and the ducted carb for the shorkle style intake.

[splitz1983]

when this snow lets up,i'm gonna remove the plugs and see what i can see and shoot a little marvels in each hole before i try to turn them over.

[Jerry Roberts]

when this snow lets up,i'm gonna remove the plugs and see what i can see and shoot a little marvels in each hole before i try to turn them over.

Might as well start soaking the plugs with penetrating oil now .

[splitz1983]

Might as well start soaking the plugs with penetrating oil now .

it's a bit slick and wet out for this old fool to try getting up on my tailgate. i'll wait a day or two. i may be able to squrt some on top from the ground.

[pflaming]

They don't look so bad. Got mine to run, I suspect these will also. I would open the oil plug and (1) see if there is any oil and if so (2) what it looks like. That's what I did, my oil had no water so. . . I gambled and won. See "it's running" on the Pilot-house side.

Good luck?

[bearheart]

The carb looks similar to how vehicles like jeeps were set up for amphib landings with a snorkel type deal. might wanta check to see if gen is 6, 12, or 24 volts.

[james curl]

They look like the engines in the Dodge 3/4 tons that we had in the Army and also in the Guard until the late 60's early 70's.

[splitz1983]

The carb looks similar to how vehicles like jeeps were set up for amphib landings with a snorkel type deal. might wanta check to see if gen is 6, 12, or 24 volts.

the gen is a 12 volt 55 amp...huge generator.

[splitz1983]

finally got the numbers off the block and ran them..1942-1945 230 truck military.

got the ball and ball carbs ,trying to figure the huge generator out now.

[pflaming]

I'm curious what you found out about those crated engines? An update would be appreciated.

[1just4don]

IF there are governors on any of them,its POSSIBLE they may have been used on combines also. that side draft carb intake looks just like what they used,,but other things may have as well. As far as I know ag equipment had governors,,,truck and car engines didnt. I dont see one in those pics but my eyes arent what they used to be!!

[james curl]

The Dodge 3/4 ton vehicle was the base for different use vehicles, one of which was a communications vehicle with a large bank of radio transmitters which would require a high output generator.