old motor

[DanB]

what year, make, model motor, gear box,,,,,i found it out in the desert.....

db

 

[kenley]

Continental engine with standard x-mission and Overdrive. Probably powered irrigation pump.

 

[whitt459]

kinley has it right ,will be a early 50s model

 

[kenley]

It's sporting a Bal & Ball 2V carb. Chrystler or Kaiser Fraizer. If it's a Continental "Red Seal" and I'm sure by the Distributer location, it's from a Kaiser/Fraizer.
Continental "Red Seals" were still being made in the late 80's. They were so tough that they were converted to diesel by replacing the distributer with an injector pump.

 

[DanB]

any value to it??

db

 

[whitt459]

by looking at the generator sayes it is early 50s

 

[Tony in SC]

It's sporting a Bal & Ball 2V carb. Chrystler or Kaiser Fraizer. If it's a Continental "Red Seal" and I'm sure by the Distributer location, it's from a Kaiser/Fraizer.
Continental "Red Seals" were still being made in the late 80's. They were so tough that they were converted to diesel by replacing the distributer with an injector pump.

It does look like a Continenal Red Seal. It is from a car. It has the small spark plugs so it is a later model, around (1952?) They were put in tractors, autos, trucks but Red Seal Power units are the most collectable. We restored one last year. The power units were self contained with a cover, radiator and simple in/out clutch. Tony

 

[IronSpike]

Put some wheels on it and you can ride it out of there

 

[White Feather]

Okay, it does appear to be early 50's. Continental used an engine that looked just like this one in forklifts all during the 60's & 70's. This type engine was practically bullet proof. I had the exact setup in a boat back around 1962. Mine was set up as an inboard with a hand lever attached to the clutch. You would engauge the clutch and use the shifters on the side of the gearbox to select a gear to go forward or reverse. You had to select a gear to do the speed you wanted because it was not possible to shift on the fly. But, in a crab boat we would be going slow checking pots or go fast heading out to our trap lines. Usually we could go forward to reverse because we were running very slow at or near the dock. Mine became so encrusted with rust and salt that it became impossible to change the plugs or take anything appart. It still run for another five years. When running at idle I would have to look at the fan to see if it was running. It was very quiet and had absolutely no vibration when at an idle. I often hit the starter thinking it was off or that it had stalled.
Awesome find. I agree, put wheels under it and drive it home. I'll bet it will still run if it is not siezed up. It may have been used as a pump or may have powered a shaker or windlass of some kind. I saw one used in a marina for hauling boats up a railway with a wench setup. Could have powered anything on a frame like that.

 

[kenley]

O.K. Lets do this a little different. There is a good chance that the instrument panel came from the same vehicle as the engine. We may all be wrong.

I've seen that instrument panel, but can't find a picture. Think a late 40's Studebacker

 

[DCMatt]

This is not exact, but very close:

1952 Studebaker Champion

DCMatt

 

[IronSpike]

I think you guys got it right with Studebaker

http://www.studebakerguide.com/2008_06_01_archive.html

 

[j.n.]

I saw a somewhat similar set up at an old mine south east of Aquila. This was an old straight eight Buick engine that had been used, apparently, to run a generator producing electricity for the mine. My wild guess would be that what you found was used for mining.

j.n.

 

[SkyPirate]

Crank it up!