[AT] Did the engine seize up on ATIS?

Cecil Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Sun Aug 11 06:39:50 PDT 2019


That brings to memory one of those old Buicks that had the long hood and 
6 or 8 holes on each side of the hood.   The very  early Buicks had 
exhaust pipes that curved out from the side and later the pipes were 
replaced by holes.  This is all memory of the early antique car shows 
here in OK....
Cecil

On 8/11/2019 8:33 AM, bradloomis at charter.net wrote:
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> Google gave me this which one can expand upon:
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-eight_engine>
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> Straight-eight engine - 
> Wikipedia<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-eight_engine>
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> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-eight_engine>
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-eight_engine
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> 1.
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> 2.
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> The Buick *straight*-*eight was* an overhead valve design, while the 
> Oldsmobile *straight*-*8* and Pontiac *straight*-*8 straight*-eights 
> were flathead engines. ... Cadillac, the luxury brand of *General 
> Motors*, stayed with their traditional V8 engines.
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> *From:*AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> *On Behalf Of *Cecil 
> Bearden
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 11, 2019 6:26 AM
> *To:* at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Did the engine seize up on ATIS?
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> I saw the straight 8 question about GM engines and I cannot think of 
> any GM engines that had straight 8's.  As  remember there were some 
> Ford flatheads that were 8 cylinders, and I believe I once saw a 
> flathead Chrysler industrial 8cyl. Cadillac had a V-16 in the early 
> days, it might be possible there was an 8cyl offshoot from that....  I 
> would have to find my 1953 Motor manual to verify that....  It 
> included tractors and trucks.
> Cecil in oKla
>
> On 8/11/2019 7:38 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
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>     Same here farmer.  Last I saw was the straight-8 question.
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