My kid brother, (now 78) would have shit is britches over this. He had a RS/SS Camaro that he worshiped. (and me also.)
2 stroke diesel, no valve train, it uses port induction and exhaust,18 cyliinders, 3 cranks, a pair of pistons in each cylinder,
www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/miller-148-horizontally-opposed-flat-8-shameless-miller-offy-historical-society-plug.170453/ www.milleroffy.com/Miller%20148%20Flat-Eight%20Marine.html Commission by Jim Talbot Designed for and installed in Miss Rioco III (B-116) Designed by Leo Goossen (drawing 9098), built by Harry Miller 260 bhp @ 6000 rpm Designed for the 151 cu. in. supercharged class. Miss Rioco III, a three-step hydroplane, designed by John Hacker. Sister boat to Sparrow (B-135). Raced by "Richfield Ralph" Snoddy in the National Regatta in San Diego in mid-December 1928. Removed from Miss Rioco III in summer 1929; Miss Rioco III re-engined with a supercharged Miller 91 marine (very similar horsepower output, but less torque) - to race in the International 1.5 litre class. With the new engine, Miss Rioco III won the York trophy races, and later that year, at Newport Beach, California, set an absolute speed record for the class at 52.585 mph. Thought to be lost, resurfaced in 1978, now fully restored by Lee Burkey. Bore: 2.594 in. Stroke: 3.5 in. Valves: 2 per cylinder, 90o included angle Camshafts: DOHC, driven by gear trains at front of engine Crankshaft: One piece, counterbalanced Connecting rods: Tubular steel, fork and blade style Supercharger: 8" water jacket, duplex gear drive Carburetion: One Miller updraft Ignition: Bosch magneto driven by its own gear train at front of engine Journals: Split
There is a tool, some homemade that use “ baling “ wire to make hose clamps. It actually works good , compact , and will fit any size hose. I don’t have any pics of this tool, nor do I have one. But, in my career I have seen a few. Bones
1959 2.0-Liter AC Ace Engine Currently at auction on Bring A Trailer. Lots of great history being discussed in the comments section. It was previously installed in the AC pictured by a PO. The current owner is reuniting the numbers-matching engine to the car. Aluminum block, cast iron head (seems like an odd combo).
I'm guessing iron was used in the head to strengthen and stabilize the aluminum block and for better thermal efficiency properties. Neat little engine. That flywheel looks massive - I'll bet it idles well.
DOHC Y-Block in South America, destroked Weslake Y-Block, again in South America Revised South America Y-Block, note the intake and exhaust port layout aka, SBF Windsor style. Firing order also changed. Revised Y-block fitted to early Falcon with new swept back exhaust layout. http://www.fordv8argentina.com.ar/diferenciasentref1f2.htm
Back to the big ford GAA, it was in fact a tank motor. Early in the war the sherman tanks had a 9cly radial engine. They were expensive to build and maintain, and in real use required more than just a "truck mechanic" to keep them going. So, the gubment put out a call to the auto makers for a better solution. Chrysler came up with the crazy multy-bank, 5 6cly dodge motors on a common crankcase. they look wild, probably a photo in here some where. Ford had the GAA on the drawing board to be a v12 aircraft engine, so they chopped it down to V8 size and went into production. Late war shermans used them, and also the M7 gun motor carrage, which was basically a Sherman hull with a fixed 105 Howitzer instead of the rotating turret on top. I actually had one! Found 3 of them in Montana they bought surplus to be stripped and made into log skidders, but the fellow never got around to it. After the war it was up to the base commander to decide what needed to done to "de-militarize" the vehicles. Some commanders only removed the gun, and some, in my case, cut them up. Mine was cut across the center, and then the back half was cut in half again, so 3 parts to glue back together. I had it in the yard all blocked up and shoved together so we could play on it. I found The Ford GAA in a scrap yard in Kansas. It was mounted on a stand and used for an irrigation pump. It was all complete, still turned over, bought it for scrap aluminum price, about 400 bucks if i remember, this would be about 1990 or so. Finally some one wanted it more than me so i let it go. sorry, no pics, fire in 2010 took them all
32 Plymouth with Y block head that predates mine by about 50 years You are right. Good eyes. The pictures came to me from Steve Jordan who now has the engines
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