[AT] MF 1135 (MF 150 engine)

George Willer gwill at gwill.net
Wed Dec 17 07:04:55 PST 2008


The Crosley was very unique engine and easily identified.  It was muffle
brazed from pressed steel components.  It had a shaft driven, bevel geared
overhead cam.  It was too far ahead of its time, before modern anti-freeze
and suffered from severe corrosion.  

George Willer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Charles
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 9:31 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] MF 1135 (MF 150 engine)
> 
> Farmer wrote:
> > Was it the Crosley that had a stamped sheet steel block?
> 
> Farmer, I'll have to show my ignorance here.  I thought the only engine
> that
> came in them was perkins diesel, contiental gas, or in some overseas
> versions a perkins gas.
> What would we need to look for to determine if it is a Crosley block?
> 
> Charles
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-
> tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] MF 1135 (MF 150 engine)
> 
> 
> > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Charles <bridgescharles at hughes.net>
> > wrote:
> >> Thanks Cecil and Charlie
> >>
> >> This one broke into the webbing in the block.  I haven't seen it, but
> >> from
> >> what he has told me it is beyon repairing.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Charles
> > =============================
> >
> >
> > Was it the Crosley that had a stamped sheet steel block?
> >
> > --
> > "farmer"
> >
> > "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
> > Morris Moulterd
> >
> >
> > Hay and Straw Exchange (Buy it, sell it and trade it.)
> > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HayandStrawExchange
> >
> >
> > Francis Robinson
> > Central Indiana USA
> > robinson46176 at gmail.com
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