T311 motor, what is it?

[austinsailor]

My '51 Fargo 1 ton has a 25" motor with the code T311.

It isn't listed here:

http://www.t137.com/registry/help/otherengines/tengines.html

Is there another place that might tell me what it is?

thanks.

[Dodgeb4ya]

I looked that T311# up in my master Engine rebuilders book and the big Federal Mogul bearing books-sorry no go! Canadian stuff is so weird- whoops sorry Fred!

Bob

[austinsailor]

I'm still looking, did a bunch of google searches and found something here:

http://www.dodgepilothouseclub.org/garage/garage.htm

Which, I guess, is part of this site and includes:

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May 1953 to July 1955,108 A and B

The 108 A was a carry-over from the Canadian import model. The A model used the earlier Canadian steering parts, and Canadian chassis. The B model used a different steering box (fore-aft motion) and tie rod system, and the chassis were locally produced.

All body panels were now produced in Australia.

All models had the electrical system changed from the 6V Autolite system to a 12V Lucas positive earth system.

Both A and B models 108`s, until early 54, came with three engine choices.

All long blocks. (25”)

T307 =218.06 (3 3/8 x 4 1/16)

T311 =228 (3 3/8 x 4 ¼)

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Now, this is Aussie stuff, but I'm guessing that it also includes Canada, and my engine is a '53 to '55?

Guess I need to check bore and stroke to figure it out.

Any thoughts?

[austinsailor]

I seem to be answering my own posts! More searching came up with this:

http://www.dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/DE-FE_Export_Serials/Serials.pdf

Which also seems to be on this site. A serial number listing of Canadian mopars. It gives the 51 1 ton as a T311 motor, and my serial number of the truck falls right in the middle of the range.

Guess I'll have to just tear it down before I can be sure what fits it.

[Tony WestOZ]

I'm still looking, did a bunch of google searches and found something here:

http://www.dodgepilothouseclub.org/garage/garage.htm

Which, I guess, is part of this site and includes:

************************

May 1953 to July 1955,108 A and B

The 108 A was a carry-over from the Canadian import model. The A model used the earlier Canadian steering parts, and Canadian chassis. The B model used a different steering box (fore-aft motion) and tie rod system, and the chassis were locally produced.

All body panels were now produced in Australia.

All models had the electrical system changed from the 6V Autolite system to a 12V Lucas positive earth system.

Both A and B models 108`s, until early 54, came with three engine choices.

All long blocks. (25”)

T307 =218.06 (3 3/8 x 4 1/16)

T311 =228 (3 3/8 x 4 ¼)

**************************

Now, this is Aussie stuff, but I'm guessing that it also includes Canada, and my engine is a '53 to '55?

Guess I need to check bore and stroke to figure it out.

Any thoughts?

Gee`s, that shows how sharp I am today. I was most of the way through reading this before I remembered where I had seen it before.

Anyway, a Canadian Fargo in Missouri, that would be pretty rare.

At least you will not have any problems dropping in a 265.

The only real difference between the Canadian and US trucks will be the motor

Does yours have the corner windows in the cab?

[austinsailor]

No corner windows. I've been told that no Canadian trucks have them. I've considered putting some in, but with my current backlog of projects, It's unlikely that will ever happen.

I thought it might have been the only one in Missouri, except I recall seeing one on ebay from some high dollar vintage car dealer in St. Louis last summer.

But, even in Minnesota they must not be common. As we were heading back from a little town north of Winnipeg where I bought it, we stopped for gas in some small Minnesota town. Some guy came up to ask "What treasure brought you all the way up here?". He read the badge, and said "I've crushed more than 5000 cars and I've never heard of a Fargo before. What heck is that?" We were less than 100 miles from Canada.

[Tony WestOZ]

No corner windows. I've been told that no Canadian trucks have them.

I had read sometime ago that Canadian trucks did not have corner windows. I could not believe it as Australia used imported Canadian trucks up to 52 and to my knowlodge all had corner windows.