hi there all. i was patrollin the local junkyard when i found this oldie! only one pic unfortunately. as you can see the water pump turns the magneto and i assume generator. has huge cast aluminum oilpan.
With the mag it might be off a piece of farm equipment. The stout appearing construction points that way too.
Man, I haven't seen one of those in half a century! That thing is worth its weight in gold! I sure hope you stashed it away before anyone else knows about it!
no tranny attached. also because of exhaust and aluminum oil pan i think its OLD CAR like early 30's being the newest
ya know i wouldnt be half surprised if it has a down draft cab on the otherside! i will look at it closer and take more pics. i mean it probably has a name cast into it somewhere
Way cool find,......can we see more pics ? The water pump-generator-magneto arrangement appears similar to a lot of engines built in the 20's..... Grab it if you can..... It's a great piece !!! 4TTRUK
I can't make it out but it appears that there is a name written on the block. Right hand side directly below the freeze plug. Looks like its cursive.
Years ago a friend bought an engine similar to that one. The script was BUICK and he sold it in Hemmings for 3-4 times what he paid for it.
i finally figured it out, i got a chance to finally look at it again. its a packard 4 cylinder engine with twin spark..... ITS OLD! as is packard only made 4 bangers in the very early days! more importantly this is a packard truck engine! 430ci! from 1915ish-1923 when the quit making trucks!
well PACKARD explains the cursef writing. I bet like another member said, for what you would pay for it you could probably triple your money or WAY more on Hemmings. I was going to guess it was what was left of the 55 chevy engine that flipped over in american grafitti. crossy
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