DieselDaze

This might be in the wrong forum.. I though it fit best here.<br><br>My question is, what kind of engine would this truck have and what kind of engine is on its back?<br><br>http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/relics.html

Redleg

Generator or transfer pump on its back?

dodgeram

what year is that a 47........<br><br>it has the same cab as my dad's 50 2 ton but the front clip is different ???<br><br>I don't know if they're the same or not but his 50 has an overhead valve six just over 200 cubic inches (230 I believe)<br>and it makes about 65hp .......<br><br>

DieselDaze

Not me.. Im up here in Reno.

I saw this truck and wondered what kind of power was under the hood.
Just curious is all.

Duelin

I'm only a guessing --but -- It looks like you were at a old mine working area? Copper mine probably----being there. The truck looks to be a Air truck used for starting BIG haul trucks and also for general use, where ever they needed a big air compressor for drills an such. The compressor engine could be a Walkashaw - a continintal or ????? they used allmost anything back then . I remember seeing a v 12 packard conversion once , so unless we could see some closeup shots of the engine in question. long story short I don't know.

mic646

Thats the prototype for the Duramax.

Haulin_in_Dixie

Think he's right on the 216, the 235 did not come in until later and the 230 much later. Does seem like they had a 194 or a 196, something like that in some of the early models. I know that a bunch of the war 40's trucks had 216.

dodgeram

yeah looks like 216 is right, I did a bit of web searching, <br><br>looks like a 37-39 body style and the engine then was a 216<br><br>the 235 and 261's came out around 42........

shortround

I wonder if the unit in back is a LeRoi(Leroy)? The military had<br>a bunch years ago. They were a V type engine with some of the cylinders converted over as an air compressor. Haven't seen any in years.<br><br>Bruce

tmiller24

I saw aTV program about a flying nuclear reactor that was tested in Tonopah in the 60's. Part of that testing included forcing mass amounts of forced air through the thing. I sure there were air compressors lying around all over the desert after they were finished. The air tank used was something on the order of 2 square miles.

DieselDaze

<br><br>I wasnt there. I just found a site that had the pictures. I thought that was a pretty cool looking old truck and wondered what would (or could) be found under the hood?<br><br>As often as Nevada grows in those long lost towns, that truck is probably still sitting there. Heck, you could probably go into the near by shack and find the keys still hanging on the wall!<br> <br>I dont know, I was just curious.<br><br>Rich

pwabbott

DieselDaze, that thar looks like the 1936 Chebby truck on which I lerned ta drive back in da fortys. Looks like some removed da bed tho and added a few extra LB-FT o torque.

me4osu

On the back, I agree with duelin. It looks like a two-stage air compressor {I-R maybe} (note the reciever tanks behind the cab), driven by what looks to be a gasoline F-1197 Waukesha (back then called a WAK).<br><br>