Morning Oppo

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
09/12/2014 at 10:37 • Filed to: Morning Motor

I found this engine in the corner of my schools workshop. It used to be on display, but can anyone ID the motor?

DISCUSSION (19)

Alex B > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
09/12/2014 at 10:39

It looks to be a truckish engine IMO.

MonkeePuzzle > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
09/12/2014 at 10:44

Kinja'd!!!

had to reread this, was pretty confident the sign said "fap lab" at first

claramag, Mustaco Master > MonkeePuzzle
09/12/2014 at 10:51

That's some 'hard' science right there

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > MonkeePuzzle
09/12/2014 at 10:52

No that's the Fab("Fabrication") Lab.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Alex B
09/12/2014 at 10:52

Better than nothing. :)

CalzoneGolem > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
09/12/2014 at 10:59

I can't decided whether it is an i4 or i2 with double spark.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CalzoneGolem
09/12/2014 at 11:05

I was thinking I4 personally. Size seems about right for a 4 cylinder, but I've never heard of a double spark I2; that sounds pretty cool. :P

Big Bubba Ray > MonkeePuzzle
09/12/2014 at 11:07

I was just thinking the same thing haha

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
09/12/2014 at 11:11

Are the parts behind it associated with that engine, or is that a catch all cart? Do you have any more info on the motor?

Taking a wild ass guess, it actually looks to me like it may be diesel. Possibly from a smallish delivery truck or something if the oily bits behind it are part of the package. Otherwise maybe from a generator of some type.

Looking further it looks similar to a Detroit Diesel 4-71, though I would say it definitely isn't a DD. I can't tell from this picture, but it appears that it has a supercharger on the far side of the block. That would be consistent with a two stroke diesel where the supercharger is a scavenging blower and not actually a supercharger. It might also explain the plugs being right on top of what looks like a valve cover. The fact that those are right on top and not set down into the "valve cover" is strange.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
09/12/2014 at 11:16

There was a 4-bladed fan in another room that one of the people in the room sad went with the motor, but all the info I've got on the motor as of now is this one picture.Not sure about the parts next to it, but I'd assume they'd be related to it.