What does the engine look like?
Is it an inline six or ???=20
Is it a flathead (are the sparkplugs on top of the cylinder head)?
You said it was a tall engine. The original 230-cubic-inch flathead six =
is also a fairly tall engine. The carb on the original engine had a =
"macaroni" intake horn that allowed the air filter to be mounted off to =
the side, rather than on top of the carb (since there isn't any room =
between the carb and the hood).
If there are boards separating the engine from the axle, it sounds like =
it's not even mounted in the frame or that the mounts are shot.
If it doesn't have the original engine, there is also a very good chance =
that it doesn't have the original transmission.
The most important things you should consider when purchasing a vehicle =
like this are:
How much rust is there on the body and chassis?
What body/chassis parts are missing?
Is there any major damage anywhere?
What major mechanical/drivetrain parts are missing or non-original?
Rust is (in my opinion) the worst thing to deal with. I'd much rather =
deal with mechanical problems than rusted metal. When I start a new =
project, I like to take care of any rust first, just to get it over with =
so that I can have more fun with the rest of it.
I'll send a separate copy of this message to you with an attached image =
file of the transmission so that you can see if it still has the =
original-type transmission.
If I can find a good diagram of a 230-inch six, I'll send that later.
Alan
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Bong [SMTP:rbong@cda.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 1997 10:58 AM
To: mil-veh@skylee.com
Subject: [MV] Wrong Engine
I am looking at an M37 that would be one of those under a $1000 deals. =
It=20
has an engine that runs (well, it did 3 years ago!) but has not been=20
started since. Thanks to everyone's help, I already learned what to do=20
when trying to start an engine that has sat for years. =20
The engine is tall: you can't fit the airfilter housing on without =
cutting=20
a hole in the hood. Also, from the best of my recollection, (I saw it=20
Tuesday night) the guy has wooden blocks between the axel and the frame =
to=20
prent the axel from hitting the bottom of the oil pan. the owner doesn't =
know what size engine it is. He was guessing a 265 and thought it might =
have come out of a dump truck or something like that. Any guesses? =
When=20
you stand in front of the engine, the carb is on the left side and it =
sits=20
real high.
Since the engine does run (or it did, anyway), but appears to be too big =
(or more accurately, too tall). I am assuming that the best thing to do =
is=20
pull that sucker out of there and drop in an original M37 or WC series=20
engine.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
=3D=3D=3D
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