[AT] AC gas/diesel engine?

[william.neff.powell at comcast.net]

Hello,

I believe there was an S crawler. AC did make an "Oiler" engine that ran on diesel, it did have a spark plug. I don't recall if it was mentioned that they started on gas... I don't think that many were made. (Less than 10?)  I did see one advertised on ebay, but the seller said the injector was gone and he was running it on gas. 

Didn't the WC's start on gas and then switch to Kerosene? I wonder if the engine on the crawler does the same? 

Does it have injectors? 

Norm Swinfords "Allis-Chalmers Construction Machinery & Industrial Equipment"  talks about the old diesel dozers. I don't have the book at work, if nobody responds I will look it up tonight.... 

Regards,

Will Powell
Pottstown, PA, 
Birthplace of the Golden Gate Bridge.


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "JParks" <jkparks at flash.net>
> Education day for me!
> 
> I had a gentleman call me while ago who says he has an old AC crawler which
> started on gas and switched to diesel.  (like the IH engines of the 40's
> early 50's)
> 
> He said he had a model "S" crawler, which I also have never heard
> of.......What engine did AC make like this, and what were the applications,
> i.e. where used!?  (He could have said model "F" as we had a bad connection)
> 
> Thanks for any info
> 
> John Parks
> Boise, ID
> 
> 
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