Craigslist find. Spitfire.

[B1B Keven]

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/2474744065.html

[greg g]

Over priced and only fits US 25 in US engines, not Plymouth or Dodge.

[B1B Keven]

My bad. Didn't know the interchange (or lack there of).

[BobT-47P15]

The title of the ad did say longer block.

But he took the shotgun approach on the first part where he listed

makes it might fit. He may be among the mopar unknowing crowd.

The longer block is in Chrysler and DeSoto, not Dodge or Plymouth.

(except in Canada----just to confuse the issue a bit)()

[Don Coatney]

The title of the ad did say longer block.

But he took the shotgun approach on the first part where he listed

makes it might fit. He may be among the mopar unknowing crowd.

The longer block is in Chrysler and DeSoto, not Dodge or Plymouth.

(except in Canada----just to confuse the issue a bit)()

I believe some Dodge trucks use the long block engine.

[BobT-47P15]

Probably so, Don.

Unfortunately, I'm not much of an expert on the trucks.

I wonder what name they could have given the short block engines???

[Young Ed]

I believe some Dodge trucks use the long block engine.

For 39-47 trucks you need a 1.5ton up to about 2.5. Some of the really big ones like a 3ton used the even larger flat6 which I think for 39-47 was 331CI.

[Merle Coggins]

For 39-47 trucks you need a 1.5ton up to about 2.5. Some of the really big ones like a 3ton used the even larger flat6 which I think for 39-47 was 331CI.

That's pretty much the same for the Pilot-House era. The "Big" block came in 282, 306, and 331 CID versions in the 2 1/2 ton and up.

[blucarsdn]

The long block "Spitfire" engines will actually fit into the '40 model Dodge & Plymouth's with very few modifications. I believe that the D24 Dodges were actually sold in Canada as Chryslers with the spitfire engine. The frame on the D24's is drilled/punched for the long block. The radiator has to be moved to the front of the core support.

I recently purchased a '48 Dodge 4dr that had been sitting since 1968, for some unknown reason the engine/trans had been removed and the car was put away in a shed in Idaho.

While transporting the Dodge on my trailer a man approached me wanting parts to fix his car, a '48 DeSoto. I declined his offer, but ended up buying his car which was an absolute piece of junk except for the nicest running Spitfire engine a person could ever hope for.

I knew the Spitfire engine would fit into the smaller chassis Dodge/Plym cars because several of my friends had done the engine swap when I was a kid in the early '50's.

A new set of brakes, tires, cleaning the gas tank, servicing the radiator and a good scrubbing of the body with powered cleanser resulted in a very nice Dodge sedan.

[1937 Dodge]

The 1937 and 1938 Dodge 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks came with the 25" block and were 218 CI. Not to be confused with the Dodge autos in '37 and '38 which had a 23" block and were also listed as 218 CI. The Plymouth trucks during those two years used a 23" block.

This odd change in engine choices allowed me to drop an IND 265 block (25") with no modifications needed to the radiator.

In 1939 Dodge went back to the 23" block.

Edited July 8, 2011 by 1937 Dodge

[hkestes41]

I wonder what name they could have given the short block engines???

Spittle Fire

Slobber Fire

Drool Fire

[Don Coatney]

Spittle Fire

Slobber Fire

Drool Fire

No! SpitSfire..