[MV] Overhead cams

Dave Cole (DA_Cole@compuserve.com)
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:25:42 -0400

Message text written by INTERNET:SHamil0725@aol.com
>The recent thread on gear driven overhead cam engines leads me to ask th=
e
list
about military applications for the four cylinder overhead cam Crosley
engine.
The cast iron version with gear driven overhead cam was not available unt=
il
about 1949 but the CoBra version was made during WWII. Do any of the
Crosley
prototype "jeeps" still exist? Were there any other MVs that used the
Crosley
engine? What other military applications used this engine? I have seen
several military generator sets that used this engine. I wonder if there
are
any surplus engines or parts?
Sam Hamilton
Stillwater, Okla.<

FWIW, I interviewed for a job with General Tire several years ago in
Marion, Indiana. They were going to expand and start renovating the old
Crosley car plant. When I saw the plant it looked like they just cleaned=

out the old machinery from the original plant, the building was really a
mess, but it was still there. Whe I saw the plant there were still using
the original open wiring, 480 volts, right out in the open. I didn't tak=
e
the job. Any idea where the engines were made?

Dave

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