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From: Guelph
Somebody might need
Found this tonight.Some body some where is lookin for one.
1946 V-12 Seagrave Fire Truck Engine - Guelph Collector Cars For Sale - Kijiji Guelph Canada.
1946 V-12 Seagrave Fire Truck Engine - Guelph Collector Cars For Sale - Kijiji Guelph Canada.
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
Thats pretty cool!
I'll bet its heavy. Years ago I had a similar engine, I owned a 1942 American LaFrance fire truck with a V-12. The engine are very similar, very narrow V's. On the American LaFrance engine the heads are broken up into smaller units; 1 for every 2 cylinders. The engines had 2 completely seperate ignition systems. One distributor power by the camshaft and the other coming off the crankshaft. You could run it on either one or both.
Here's a couple of pics;
I'll bet its heavy. Years ago I had a similar engine, I owned a 1942 American LaFrance fire truck with a V-12. The engine are very similar, very narrow V's. On the American LaFrance engine the heads are broken up into smaller units; 1 for every 2 cylinders. The engines had 2 completely seperate ignition systems. One distributor power by the camshaft and the other coming off the crankshaft. You could run it on either one or both.
Here's a couple of pics;
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From: Yountville Ca
I love those old Fire Trucks. I'm still just a kid playing with trucks in the dirt haha. I wish I had the resources I could realy go for a build like this. But for me too much heavy lifting and heavy spending. Someone can do it. Thanks for posting the thread.
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From: Rapid City, SoDak
Thats pretty cool!
I'll bet its heavy. Years ago I had a similar engine, I owned a 1942 American LaFrance fire truck with a V-12. The engine are very similar, very narrow V's. On the American LaFrance engine the heads are broken up into smaller units; 1 for every 2 cylinders. The engines had 2 completely seperate ignition systems. One distributor power by the camshaft and the other coming off the crankshaft. You could run it on either one or both.
Here's a couple of pics;
I'll bet its heavy. Years ago I had a similar engine, I owned a 1942 American LaFrance fire truck with a V-12. The engine are very similar, very narrow V's. On the American LaFrance engine the heads are broken up into smaller units; 1 for every 2 cylinders. The engines had 2 completely seperate ignition systems. One distributor power by the camshaft and the other coming off the crankshaft. You could run it on either one or both.
Here's a couple of pics;
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Thats pretty cool!
I'll bet its heavy. Years ago I had a similar engine, I owned a 1942 American LaFrance fire truck with a V-12. The engine are very similar, very narrow V's. On the American LaFrance engine the heads are broken up into smaller units; 1 for every 2 cylinders. The engines had 2 completely seperate ignition systems. One distributor power by the camshaft and the other coming off the crankshaft. You could run it on either one or both.
Here's a couple of pics;
I'll bet its heavy. Years ago I had a similar engine, I owned a 1942 American LaFrance fire truck with a V-12. The engine are very similar, very narrow V's. On the American LaFrance engine the heads are broken up into smaller units; 1 for every 2 cylinders. The engines had 2 completely seperate ignition systems. One distributor power by the camshaft and the other coming off the crankshaft. You could run it on either one or both.
Here's a couple of pics;
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
I never got that one running. It was locked up. I pulled one of the heads off to check it out. Basically the part that looks like the head that the spark plugs are in is only a combustion chamber cover. You can't see directly into the cylinder, there is another "head" that covers the tops of the cylinders and there was an approx 3" by 1/2" slot up into the combustion chamber.
Since I only had rust in one cylinder I took approx 18" of 3/8" cable and frayed one end of it, then I could slip it through the slot into the cylinder and spin it with a drill. Between running that homemade wire brush in the cylinder and some penetrating oil I finally got the piston to move a little bit.
Unfotunately I ended up having to move to a smaller place and I couldn't take the fire truck with me and had to sell it before I ever got it turning over smoothly.
Interesting engines
Bobby
Since I only had rust in one cylinder I took approx 18" of 3/8" cable and frayed one end of it, then I could slip it through the slot into the cylinder and spin it with a drill. Between running that homemade wire brush in the cylinder and some penetrating oil I finally got the piston to move a little bit.
Unfotunately I ended up having to move to a smaller place and I couldn't take the fire truck with me and had to sell it before I ever got it turning over smoothly.
Interesting engines
Bobby