Dan Marx Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 OK, here is another what is it. This head has a CL on it. Is that a Luis Chevrolet symbol? If so, what year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Probably a 1955 casting date at top left.Chevrolets were all OHV at that time.Would expect someone to readily come up with ID but if not, post a picture of the underside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 It would appear that the head was made on July 20, 1955. With that I would guess something like a Jeep or related vehicle/ manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 How big is it? There weren't many side valve engines by 1955. Maybe something industrial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 What was the Continental's logo they used in 1955 ?I was wondering about the "CL" in the second photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 That's a rebuilder's date. You see them a lot on Model A heads. it could be from when ever back to the 20s. The CL looks like the way you abbreviate "centerline" in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I would say the 1955 is a casting date, it isn't on a separate tag like most rebuilders tags I have seen. The part # starts with a M, perhaps the military version of an industrial engine. Not many automotive side valves by 1955, but quite a few industrials. Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flyer1 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 The cast "cl" is indeed a Continental logo..at least according to a Continental block with the same logo...just my 2 bobs worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The only thing that I'll add is that there is an elbow pipe fitting screwed into the top of the head near the rear. If this was for a heater, although it wouldn't necessarily have to be, it would likely indicate that this engine was in a vehicle of some sort, as opposed to being in a fixed piece of equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flyer1 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) I am just wondering on the M600A327S ? ,the prefix used in Continentals usually started with C,"M" perhaps denoting the type of vehicle that the particular type of engine/head was assigned to during manufacture ?, don't know, not a lot of info. around about these things other than that C400 was 4 cylinder & C600 was 6 cylinder version ?, what the rest of the codes mean is a bit of a mystery,the "extra" pipe sort of denotes a heater which as already said would tend to make one think that it's application was for "passenger vehicle"...interesting....they did make engines for various other applications?... Edited July 3, 2015 by Flyer1 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flyer1 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 After looking at other pictures !, the fitting, (on the back of head,drivers side) that might be "assumed" as being a heater outlet?...it would more appear that the "outlet" originally would have been used as the Temp. gauge sender fitting but looks like a pipe fitting has been screwed in ?..certainly looks Continental , if it was a heater fitting there would have to some sort of return to the cold side of the cooling system? Other than that...this is looking at the front of a C600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleek Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Check this link out and see what you think. http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scramboleer Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Looks like a Continental/Willys 226 SuperSonic to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Bet this could be solved with a picture of the underside. Gasket catalogs could identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry W Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 FWIW, Chrysler product six cylinder engines were flatheads up through the late fifties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgedh2 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 This is for a Kaiser -Fraser (Willys) 226 engine. The CL is a casting mark for the Lakey Foundry. More information in the link: http://www.wojeepster.com/Engine%20History.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks, that's a great link. I have often wondered about foundry marks on old castings but seldom if ever encountered identification. Now I know CL is Lakey, CWC is Campbell, Wyant & Cannon { a mark I have seen many times } and WF is Wilson. Another piece in the puzzle ! Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I would tell you about Alcoa (for aluminum heads), but I can't recall the symbol right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkf Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 The head fits a Continental Engines M600 series engine and the 1955 casting date is correct. The M600 series was available a several different configurations. This piece appears to employ the head mounted distributor while other versions used a magneto that ran off the timing gears. Kaiser-Frazer heads had the distributor mount between spark plugs 4 and 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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