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Model T Power Plant info

Post by jawa » Sun Mar 23, 2025 4:15 pm

I just picked up this old power plant and have never seen one like it. No transmission, just a large cast flywheel. Also, heavy cast mount for the oil pan. Looking for information about what it could have been used for and was there a company that made these conversion kits.

Thank you

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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by Les Schubert » Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:18 pm

Some of it resembles my Roberts marine engine.
It has a cast aluminum pan that certainly resembles yours. The flywheel looks very similar. I suspect that it has a oil pump


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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by jawa » Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:47 pm

Would the oil pump be in the pan? What would run it?

Thanks for the info


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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by speedytinc » Sun Mar 23, 2025 9:41 pm

Normally mounted on the cam instead of a timer.


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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Mon Mar 24, 2025 11:03 am

jawa wrote:
Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:47 pm
Would the oil pump be in the pan? What would run it?

Thanks for the info
The oil pump...

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A plunger type pump, run off of a cam lobe.


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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by jawa » Mon Mar 24, 2025 2:43 pm

Ok. Thank you. I think this is a cool setup.

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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by Harley_97 » Mon Mar 24, 2025 5:09 pm

Interesting that it has an accessory water pump drawing from the bottom of the radiator pumping into the rear of the head. It looks to have the one-piece valve cover making it 11/1/21 or newer. Does it have a casting date or a number stamped in the boss above the water inlet?


NOV 1 Engine production records, Ford Archives
First engine with one-piece valve door. The older two-door engines continued until April 3, 1922.

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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by jawa » Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:10 pm

According to the engine number it is a 1924. Is there a lot of these out there? I have had a few stationary setups but they all have had transmissions attached. The way this is setup it looks like maybe a company made a kit to build it with a special oil pan, cast timer cover replacement to run the water pump and external mag, etc.

Adam


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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by jawa » Fri Mar 28, 2025 6:51 pm

Anyone else ever seen this type of stationary setup??

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Re: Model T Power Plant info

Post by George House » Fri Mar 28, 2025 7:55 pm

I really don’t think of it as stationary but concur with the boat power plant suggestion. Never seen intake and exhaust manifolds position like that but carburetor location suggests operator isn’t concerned with hills. :lol:
Sure would be loud tho’
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