VintageRacingCar Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Can anyone confirm that this is an AUBURN Engine? Usually they have the intake/exhaust on left side...this one has it on the right the cylinder head water inlet are different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 South America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said: South America? hehehe..Yes...I dont think is because Auburn send different engines there, isnt; it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 42 minutes ago, VintageRacingCar said: hehehe..Yes...I dont think is because Auburn send different engines there, isnt; it? The twin Brookland's wind screens were my first clues. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 2 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: The twin Brookland's wind screens were my first clues. Bob Bob...Anyway, I m curious about the engine... Do you have any idea what it is? Maybe a American Lafrance Lycoming or some marine engine? they say is 420CID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I guess serial numbers and makers plates would be a help in identification. I wonder if it is a commercial as there does not seem to be any attempt to keep the installation compact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 It’s way too small to be 420 CID.......MAYBE 300 on a good day......looks small to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 6:02 PM, edinmass said: It’s way too small to be 420 CID.......MAYBE 300 on a good day......looks small to me. The head is 39.5 inches long The engine number start with UEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 5:59 PM, nzcarnerd said: I guess serial numbers and makers plates would be a help in identification. I wonder if it is a commercial as there does not seem to be any attempt to keep the installation compact. the engine number starts with UEL....Maybe a Marine or Stationary application??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 that's pretty long - Packard 356 is about 34.5' Looks fairly narrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 With the ruler on it, I agree.....is bigger than it appeared in the first photo. At that length it could easily be 420 cid. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 30 minutes ago, edinmass said: With the ruler on it, I agree.....is bigger than it appeared in the first photo. At that length it could easily be 420 cid. 👍 True...I check the ruler picture couple times...It doesn't look that big at first sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Tierney Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Gasket catalogs list a Lyc 8 AE-AEC-AED=AEF 33/4x43/4, and listed with it is UE-UED Marine, same b/s...looks like the marine versions have some ot their own part numbers, UE-, as surmised above (AE- for the others, some apparently shared) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 From the info supplied by Bud in the last post this is a 420 cid engine. Is that the same basic block that they added a dohc head to to make the Duesenberg engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Bud Tierney said: Gasket catalogs list a Lyc 8 AE-AEC-AED=AEF 33/4x43/4, and listed with it is UE-UED Marine, same b/s...looks like the marine versions have some ot their own part numbers, UE-, as surmised above (AE- for the others, some apparently shared) ... WOW...Great info Bud...THank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 58 minutes ago, nzcarnerd said: From the info supplied by Bud in the last post this is a 420 cid engine. Is that the same basic block that they added a dohc head to to make the Duesenberg engine? very interesting...thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 It probably is an AE series motor marine version. 420 CI. I owned two of them with dual plug heads in American Lagrange fire trucks. Nothing repeat nothing interchanges with a Duesenberg engine tho same CI. I restored a Duesenberg from scratch and bought the motors to compare to a Duesenberg. Just a large slow moving flathead from lycoming. Made in late 1930s. George Albright Ocala fla. ps those are correct gaskets for this motor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageRacingCar Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, George Albright said: It probably is an AE series motor marine version. 420 CI. I owned two of them with dual plug heads in American Lagrange fire trucks. Nothing repeat nothing interchanges with a Duesenberg engine tho same CI. I restored a Duesenberg from scratch and bought the motors to compare to a Duesenberg. Just a large slow moving flathead from lycoming. Made in late 1930s. George Albright Ocala fla. ps those are correct gaskets for this motor Oh...You killed my illusion..ehehhe... Thank you for the info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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