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Is this a '46-'48 engine?
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TomO |
09-23-2012 @ 5:44 PM
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The 59 on the top of the bell housing shows up real plain on photo 3. It is a 46-48 engine, with a modified oil pan and a mystery transmission. I think Supereal is right with the marine application.
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ford38v8 |
09-22-2012 @ 7:03 PM
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42Merc, I think we've all expanded the pictures, and don't see what you see.
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40guy |
09-22-2012 @ 4:18 PM
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4-Wheel drive trans?
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42merc |
09-22-2012 @ 4:06 PM
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Expanding the first photo you can see 59 on the top of the bellhousing and 18-??on the trans. Trans & rear mount looks like 35-36 to Me. The two sticks & rear coupler I don't recognize. The fan & generator bracket are narrow belt 8ba.
This message was edited by 42merc on 9-22-12 @ 4:10 PM
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ford38v8 |
09-21-2012 @ 9:13 PM
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The last picture presents another element: The fan with the big pulley... If that mounts somehow on this engine, I'd think a stationary high revving engine, with a very high mounted radiator!
Alan
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Stroker |
09-21-2012 @ 4:46 PM
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1932BB: I'm with you on the weird trans shift tower. I've dealt with "Brownies", Eaton 2-Speeds, etc. but I've never seen a shift tower that had two sticks. It's obviously a 38-48 block, but beyond that, I can't add a lot. If it was a marine application, I'd think that it would have water-cooled exhaust manifolds. I'll vote with Super though, that its' highest and best use may be the smelter (so it can come back to us as Chinese water pumps).
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Flatbob |
09-21-2012 @ 4:37 PM
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Another view
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Flatbob |
09-21-2012 @ 4:30 PM
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Am wondering if this engine was used in some sort of mining application. The mountains surrounding Las Vegas are filled with old abandoned mines.
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deuce_roadster |
09-21-2012 @ 4:16 PM
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Flatbob, thanks for sending pictures of this thing! It is fun seeing oddball stuff like this. I wonder if someone built a Rube Goldberg deal to watercool the pan? Didn't some truck pans have a part that could unbolt so you could change the clutch without removing the whole pan? Maybe they started with something like that. If you double click the pictures and enlarge them you can see detail better. There is something cast where a "59" would be but can't quite make it out. Maybe it was to run a big saw or water pump like Super said --some stationary use. Maybe it was from Alaska and they pumped HOT water through that setup to keep the oil from getting too thick!! Ha it would be fun to know the whole story on that thing.
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supereal |
09-21-2012 @ 3:23 PM
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It sure looks like a later clutch housing, but it is so cruddy, it is hard to be sure. The distributor is definitely a 46 to 48 type. If it isn't a marine adaptation, it could be an engine used on a pump or a sawmill, etc. Lots of these engines were used for such purposes. One thing is sure: it looks like it is scr*p.
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