Guess the engine!

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 05/05/2020 at 19:25 • Filed to: None

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First person to get it wins no prize because life is unfair.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/05/2020 at 19:30

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Model T?

lone_liberal > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/05/2020 at 19:34

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Looks like maybe a flathead 6 so I’m going to guess a Dodge.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/05/2020 at 19:43

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Ford 254

Gone > lone_liberal 05/05/2020 at 19:45

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Almost certain it’s a Dodge.

lone_liberal > Gone 05/05/2020 at 19:49

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Or at least some kind of Mopar. They used flat 6 engines forever .

vondon302 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/05/2020 at 19:51

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Some one else found a motor in their yard!?

Slant 6 only because mines a mopar.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/05/2020 at 19:57

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based on the exhaust I’m gonna go Chr ysler Indus tr ial f la thead. from a forklift, or something similar.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 05/05/2020 at 20:10

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good observation. 

Gone > lone_liberal 05/05/2020 at 20:18

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Slant six was introduced in 59 IIRC(?). Flat six stayed around at least another decade (more?) for industrial use. That’s extremely Mopar of them...very on brand.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/05/2020 at 20:46

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Dodge 218:

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/05/2020 at 20:53

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That’s an easy one- - - - -MOPAR flathead six from the late 1940's or early 50's. Since I can’t see the top of the cylinder head well enough to tell if it’s got the word “Spitfire” cast into it, I’m going to guess it’s a Dodge, Plymouth or DeSoto. Chrysler engines were bigger, and had a taller thermostat housing. The louvers on the bell housing indicate there’s a fluid drive unit in there. A regular clutch and pressure plate was attached to the back of the fluid drive. The 49 Dodge my family owned in the late 1950's had that setup. In traffic, the car could be left in 2nd. gear and driven like an automatic- - - -no need to use the clutch at a stop.

(I can’t take credit for this response, but it’s an Original Old Guy I correspond with who lives near Nashville.)