If it was a mopar .... interesting to see the top of the engine ..... I wonder what transmission it is? Looks like it is a top loader .... no linkage on the side. Does not look like a big ol 4spd with 1rst gear granny .... Might be a decent 3spd floor shift.
Sure looks like an NP 435 transmission to me. Which is what you'd find behind a small block Dodge engine in a 70s-80s truck. The weird thing is the front sump oil pan, though.
I stand corrected, I think @squirrel is correct .... a NP435. I was going by the inspection cover on the p***enger side of the transmission .... did not look correct to me. After a google search, I see they did have them. ..... This is a image of a Ford NP435 mated to a GM bell housing. The NP435 was OEM on both Ford & Mopar .... Sooo as always .... It's a ******** Dodge.
Mr Jim is correct as always ! And I’m fairly certain it is a 318,,,,,,,the first pic shows the damper fairly decent . If you enlarge the pic,,,,,you can clearly see the rubber elastomer between the inner hub and outer ring . You cannot see that on the counterweight damper . I’m guessing either an early motor home,,,,or and industrial application with the front sump ,,,Maybe a forklift ? Also,,,,,the military used a lot of Chrysler stuff as well,,,,,,tugs to move around equipment . Tommy
Although I am a Mopar guy, I have to wonder where the boat went they had tied to that anchor! Yes, 318 truck. Dave
Agreed NP435, and that cover on the side, it's for PTO mounting, not inspection. For driving winch, hydraulic pump etc.
The water pump they started using around 1971 is pretty weird looking, with the 10 holes around the bearing. I always wondered why....
During storage outside in the elements, at least the engine was stored upside down, so that water would not get into the cylinders and cause any seizing issues due to rust.
the exhaust manifold is a dead give away to a la mopar. i have seen the front sump pan on a la before but it was already on the ground at the wrecking yard so don't know what it was from. i gave my grandfather a 400 mopar, he put it in a 4 wheel drive truck and had to turn the pan around, but i can't remember if it went from front to rear or the other way.
That front sump pan style was used on"W" series Dodge Sweptline pickups (ending in 1971) and looking at those motor mounts, they are also typical of a sweptline pickup application. Given the Poly ended in 66 in the US, the LA series took over from that point. So, 67 to 71 is likely for this one.
But it's the wrong bellhousing for a Sweptline, eh? Or did the do away with the bellhousing mount in the later years? I've only worked on earlier ones.
I can't say for sure on the later-year Sweptline bell housing mounts and especially on the W-series (4wd) trucks.
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