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Re: Why no Ardun hemi head SBC conversion?
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:55 am
by Truckedup
Shermans were powered by a number of engines.Aircraft radial on gas, a diesel radial, the GAA Ford, dual GMC Diesels and a very different Chrysler 30 cylinder engine
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_A57_multibank
Re: Why no Ardun hemi head SBC conversion?
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:36 am
by RCJ
Dad drove back in the 50s.Early in his route when he was loaded ,there was a stop sign on a hill.He said you had to alway run it because the truck wouldn’t take off if you stopped. He would kick it in neutral and coast down every hill to keep the motor cool.It had an Allen bolt for a throttle stop. He had never seen an Allen bolt and took a nail and filed it down to fit. Every thing was good till he passed one of the bosses on the highway. They took him off the truck and put him back to loading. The first day the truck gets towed in with a burnt clutch, second day they burn up the motor. Put him back in the truck and didn’t bother him any more. That did rebuilds at 75000 also. They didn’t have oil filters at one time. When a kit came out some of the mechanics argued they didn’t need them.