DHDorholt Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Anyone have any idea the make of this little gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 CHEVROLET COPPER COOLED. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) 1923 ? Edited May 16, 2016 by padgett (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHDorholt Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 This is the 1923 chevrolet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I'm no expert but it looks like a Franklin 4 cyl from the twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 i know little about Franklins, but every one that I've ever seen had individual cylinders bolted to a crankcase. Also, this engine seems awfully late to be a Franklin. Weren't they all 6 or 12 cylinders by the time that style of air shrouding came into being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympic Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Carl, you're correct about the Franklin engines. The "top blower" engines appear with the series 10B in mid 1922. The 'top blowers" continue through 1929. The side-draft engines appear in 1930. All of these were 6 cylinder with the exception of the V12s which appear in 1932. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 How big is it? - length of block to guess bore size etc? Any casting marks? Or a serial number? I see an id plate on the starter, and casting marks on the gearbox. Side valve or overhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Dyke's 18th Ed. 1930 has a drawing a bit like that and says was formerly used years ago on a prominent make of car. Later it talks of the Franklin 6 cyl. and says another make of air cooled car is a Holmes. Note exposed valve gear = just pre- or during WWI? Electric starter too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I don't believe that it is a Chevrolet copper cooled. Here are some Chevrolet images. https://www.google.com/search?q=chevrolet+copper+cooled+engine&biw=1280&bih=623&tbm=isch&imgil=kqzth9MRhfkowM%253A%253BWMSUJdseiQ-f8M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.auto-rx.com%25252Fchevrolet-series-c-copper-cooled%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=kqzth9MRhfkowM%253A%252CWMSUJdseiQ-f8M%252C_&usg=__W1SFQ7jDYIjfQscv7LmyA7b2HYY%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjBup2glt7MAhUE4oMKHRlIAaQQyjcINg&ei=XoQ5V8GTEITEjwSZkIWgCg#imgrc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHDorholt Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Someone I know found it and the guy who as it says it's Franklin, I know is not Franklin. He can't find any make on it. It does have a Autolite dist and starter. Warner transmission. I hope to see the engine for my self within a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vila Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I noticed it has three priming cups visible on the top of the intake manifold. How late were they still being used? Are there any numbers on the starter tag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 DHDorholt; When it comes to weird/unusual engines, the Florida Flywheelers may be able to help. The link to their website: http://www.floridaflywheelers.org/ I see that you're in Minnesota, but the Florida Flywheelers membership include folks from all over the country, and I'll bet that a few of them reside in your neck of the woods. There are also other antique engine clubs that may be able to help. Good luck, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Make and model of distributor, starter and generator may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32plywood Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) Edited May 16, 2016 by 32plywood looks close but it is a six not a four (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 5 hours ago, 32plywood said: That's not it ... in my opinion. The cooling shroud on the O.P.'s engine is different, and his engine is a 4 cylinder. The engine shown in your post appears to be a 6 cylinder. Also, the O.P.'s engine has its spark plugs on the left side etc., etc. I've looked all over the internet and have not been able to find something that appears to be the O.P.'s engine; however, the Fox engine shown in your post looks pretty close ... just "no cigar". That Fox air-cooled engine shown in your post is interesting looking. I wonder when they were built and what sort of equipment they powered. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Here's some info about the Fox: http://www.american-automobiles.com/Fox.html To me the OP's engine looks like it could be from a farm tractor except the transmission. There were a few manufacturers that used air cooled engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Tierney Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Doesn't look like the Cameron illus I found, but didn't search extensively and don't know how much they varied over the years, if at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD Franklin Service Statio Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Not Franklin, the fan was moved to the front on the 1922 10a Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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