From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Mon Sep 30 2002 - 18:38:28 PDT
I like the gas engines. Big, heavy.. very nice really, but old, so maybe not so powerful. Never snicker at a truck that weighs more than 4 tons.
I would have chosen the older gas type of deuce especially with the automatic transmission, but they are commanding higher prices commensurate with age and condition, and I've heard that the automatic
is troublesome. but I don't really know. The question put to me when I was trying to choose a gas/auto or diesel/manual deuce was, "are you going to abuse it, or drive it in parades and to picnics?
I chose abuse, and was directed to the diesel.
Probably sacrilege, but one could build a reliable 300HP 300FT-LB small block chevy and, well I don't know what you'd do about fitting it to the gasser's transmission.. Is that "butchering up an
antique" or "customizing your deuce"?
Anyone tuned up that huge gas engine and gotten some power from it?
"Paul A. Thomas" wrote:
>
> People on list usually snicker at them. I haven't tried to start mine up
> yet, but presume it's really, really under powered: belches smoke, consorts
> with Volkswagens, etc. <g>
> My REO engine is rated as having the same horsepower that my Toyota Corolla
> has ( 127 hp ). But it looks to be original. As it's not going to be used
> as a daily driver it suits me fine. I have read here that one can swap out
> the gas engine for a nice multifuel without Too much trouble. Again, my
> observations are just that: reading the list and CW. If you want power /
> reliability then look for a multifuel or diesel. If you want to keep it
> somewhat as it was when working 50 years ago then hit the gas.
>
> (sorry: couldn't resist it)
>
> Paul
> '53 REO M35 Fire Conversion
> '53 AEC Chevy 3/4 Ton
>
> *****************************************************************************
>
> At 10:08 PM 9/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >hay are the M35 gas engines any good? only here about the multifuel engines
> >thinking about getting a couple of them. how do they perform compared to
> >multiful? thanks as always
> >
> >
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