hddennis 160 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Newly Acquired 1917 Maxwell 1Ton truck owner seeking help sent me this photo and I don't think the unit on the right side of his motor came from the Maxwell factory but was retrofitted by some mechanic later. Does anybody recognize what this came off and who made it? Thanks for looking, Howard Dennis Edited April 18, 2020 by hddennis (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
1912Staver 1,244 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 My first step would be to very thoroughly clean and inspect the entire outside of the unit. There is bound to be some sort of I.D. or manufacturer stamping on it somewhere. It might be a good idea to carefully remove the unit for closer examination , but it can also be done in place. Once you have a general Idea of what it is you can try to pin down an exact I.D. Greg in Canada Link to post Share on other sites
oldford 166 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 From the photo, looks to be Northeast, possibly from Dodge Bros. But as Staver said, should be a label with mfg name on it... Frank Link to post Share on other sites
jan arnett (2) 190 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 not dodge or Durant or moon Link to post Share on other sites
Old buicks 2 50 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 The cap appears to be a Northeast cap that was only used on Reo for about 2 years. Can he pop the dist cap and let us peek at the points? Link to post Share on other sites
hddennis 160 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Thanks for the advice guys I'll pass it along. Old Buicks 2 I'll ask if he can send another picture as per your request. Howard Dennis Link to post Share on other sites
Isaiah 34 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Be careful some of those distributors are pot metal and with its age they break easy I have herd of the V.W. air cooled engine can be adapted to work . Link to post Share on other sites
startergenrebuilder 20 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 That is a Remy unit. I restored one off a 1921 REO firetruck and will try and post a picture here shortly. Let me know if you need anything else or any more information. -Jason 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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