[AT] Weird truck problem was RE: 8V 71 Detroit inaMackCaboverfor Ralph

[SKIP CLEVELAND]

Here is a 409 engine'

http://www.jims59.com/miscphotos/images/63Impala409Engine.jpg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Weird truck problem was RE: 8V 71 Detroit inaMackCaboverfor Ralph


> Gosh guys - I can't remember the valve covers, probably last saw them in 
> 1969.  I kind'a remember the engines being 409s,  since that was also on of 
> the hot rod setups of the day.  Could have been easily something else 
> though - that was about 41 years ago.
> I remember more about the 6 cylinder "Climax" engine that powered the rotary 
> snowthrower mounted on an Oshkosh 4 WD truck.  That had split heads and two 
> carbs, you could pull it down to about 200 RPM in heavy snow - at least that 
> what it sounded like.
> Carl