I just came back in the house for a sandwich and thought I would share this...About 15 or 20 years ago, I acquired a 185 ci engine from a guy that had removed it from a 1955 pick-up he was rodding. I can't remember now if I bought it or it was given to me. At the time, I placed it on a large dolly I have with another 6 cylinder parts engine and a 259 v8 removed from a parts car.
There they sat, covered for all these years. Today, I hooked a log chain to the dolly and drug it out in the open. Removed the cover and realized that the '55 engine is complete, with the cute little dry filter air cleaner, starter, generator, and coupled to a standard truck three speed transmission. The engine had fallen over on the wooden supports and is partially resting on its oil pan.
The remarkable thing is that I grabbed the fan and was able to turn the engine after all these years! That alone is something to get excited about. I do remember the previous owner saying that he had rebuilt the engine a short time before deciding to put the SBC in the truck. This gives me more incentive for converting a small utility trailer I have into an engine test stand. I have posted before that the back yard overhaul I did on my '55 truck in 1976 is getting a little "long in the tooth" and if this engine checks out...could be some cheap fun. If I don't run out of energy too quickly...I'll try to get some pictures.
There they sat, covered for all these years. Today, I hooked a log chain to the dolly and drug it out in the open. Removed the cover and realized that the '55 engine is complete, with the cute little dry filter air cleaner, starter, generator, and coupled to a standard truck three speed transmission. The engine had fallen over on the wooden supports and is partially resting on its oil pan.
The remarkable thing is that I grabbed the fan and was able to turn the engine after all these years! That alone is something to get excited about. I do remember the previous owner saying that he had rebuilt the engine a short time before deciding to put the SBC in the truck. This gives me more incentive for converting a small utility trailer I have into an engine test stand. I have posted before that the back yard overhaul I did on my '55 truck in 1976 is getting a little "long in the tooth" and if this engine checks out...could be some cheap fun. If I don't run out of energy too quickly...I'll try to get some pictures.
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