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The Oggian Whatziss, continued.

By The Armorer on June 14, 2009 | | Comments (21)
Some of you are tantalizingly close...

Mebbe this will help.

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By MAJ Mike on June 14, 2009 8:08 AM
Engine on a 5-Ton truck?

I used to just send them places, not drive them or fix them.
 
By Cannonshop on June 14, 2009 9:03 AM
Dammit, now it looks 'Jeepish', except the air-cleaner's in the wrong spot, with the wrong housing to be a product of Willys, Ford, or AMC.

But the curve on fhe firewall and the presence of wheel-wells...  Jeep Pickup?  Nah, aircleaner's still in the wrong place.

I'm stumped.
 
By Mudpuppy on June 14, 2009 11:29 AM
4 banger engine, mil type generator 24 VDC, normaly asperated, light utility truck in the 1/4 to 3/4 ton range.  defenently not a reasent vintage NOT M151 probly not M35. Got me !
 
By Grimmy on June 14, 2009 11:50 AM
An Italian mobile wine press?
 
By Sgt. B. on June 14, 2009 1:11 PM
CJ-3 or M-38 series?
 
By SFC D on June 14, 2009 1:20 PM
It's gotta be an M38.  The oil filter canister is on the wrong side for a CJ-3B, the fenders are too round, and it wouldn't have that big 24V Generator.
 
By Colin on June 14, 2009 1:28 PM
Champ or Gypsy?
 
By JamesLee on June 14, 2009 1:47 PM

Getting into this late.

Those ARE some big ol' plug wires, upon reading that I had to wonder if this was some sort of "fuel distributor" that some older Volkswagens used.  This side, it's still hard to be certain it's not, the ends of the "wires" still almost look like braided-shield hoses.  Either way, the "distributor" is on the wrong side of the engine to be any Ford I'm familiar with, where it's right for Jeeps.  Plus, the "wires" are in the proper firing order for any 4-cyl except air-cooled VWs (1-3-4-2).  Also, no "coil wire," and it doesn't look big enough to have an integrated coil like HEI GMs, or some Asain imports do.  Hard to make out, but I think I can see some hard lines coming into that general area, leading me to think it actually IS an early mechanical fuel injection system.

Moving to the air cleaner, it's freakin' HUGE for a 4-cyl.  At the intake end, that doesn't appear to be any sort of carburator I'm familiar with, and for that matter, I don't really make out any traditional intake manifold.

Overall, obviously a vehicle, truck-sized, left drive (almost missed the steering gearbox on first glance but did see it eventually).  I think I'll go with diesel powered as well.  Other than that, I have no clue!

 
By SFC D on June 14, 2009 2:34 PM
I was wondering about the lack of coil wire on the distributor too.  The air filter is huge, Willys used a big ol' oilbath system.  Very effective but a real b1tc# to clean.
 
By azygos on June 14, 2009 6:17 PM
My guess is a 4 cyl F-Head in an M38 A1.
 
By Og on June 14, 2009 10:10 PM
Azygos, yeah, it can only be an F head. The valve cover isn't the traditional black, which threw me off. I'd forgotten about the a1's.

 
By John of Argghhh! on June 14, 2009 10:48 PM
Og - s'true - the paint job does *not* match the manual.

It will in time, however.
 
By Bgy57 on June 15, 2009 4:16 AM
Looks like a M422 mighty mite to me.

 
By Cannonshop on June 15, 2009 6:19 AM
"F" head engine, from a Jeep, but not a CJ3 series.  a Later model.   (Found pictures)  and I'm an idiot for not realizing it.
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 15, 2009 6:48 AM

You guys have got it down to all but the most important aspect of it.

Those of you who have it right on the details, anyway.

   
By fdcol63 on June 15, 2009 7:32 AM
My post linking to photos of a Willys Jeep CJ5 engine got held.
 
By AW1 Tim on June 15, 2009 7:53 AM

  1947 Willys Overland.

  That's my guess and I'm sticking with it :)
 
By fdcol63 on June 15, 2009 8:35 AM
Or are you looking for the phrase "Willys Hurricane F-head F4-134 engine" or something similar?

http://www.m38a1.ca/fhead.html
 
By fdcol on June 15, 2009 8:37 AM
It sure looks like this: http://www.m38a1.ca/images/m38a1a-4.jpg
 
By fdcol on June 15, 2009 8:38 AM
It sure looks like this:

http://www.m38a1.ca/images/m38a1a-4.jpg