Re: [MV] Dodge WC motor numbers
JOHN SEIDTS (john@astory.com)
Wed, 19 May 1999 12:17:15 -0400
Tom,
The motors were not manufactured serially with the vehicles.
The engines were given a serial number beginning with T214. However, some
of the wartime replacement motors were actually civilian 214's rebuilt to
Government specification. I have seen only one example of this, and
unfortunately did not document it well (it was many years ago).
On the rebuild, make sure that your water distribution tube is
in good shape. This is a long thin, funnel shaped tube which fits through
the front of the engine block and has openings which directs coolant against
the valve seats. It is missed by a lot of modern mechanics, and is critical
for valve seat cooling on all the Dodge products up through the M37. On the
last M37 we sold, the original water distribution tube had a broken steel
penny wedged into the area between #4 and 5 cylinders. Guess which valve
seat broke loose and destroyed a piston?
-----Original Message-----
From: INDUSTELE@aol.com <INDUSTELE@aol.com>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 12:38 PM
Subject: [MV] Dodge WC motor numbers
>Gentlemen - Does the serial number of the WC series Dodges match the frame
>number? I have a WC54 ambulance with a motor that is missing some pieces
and
>needs to be overhauled. I also have a junker WC53 with a motor of unknown
>quality; however, is complete. Thinking about rebuilding junker first,
>before starting in on WC54 restoration, if motor serial numbers are
arbitrary
>like the MB's.
>
>Thanks, Tom Campbell - Birmingham, Alabama
>
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