2011 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

Sorry, Bob. You guessed wrong, although one can remember waking up each morning in those teenage years...

The wrapped part is the roof off of the Prototype HUP (which you can view on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cjduhFyTkA). Bob, Grant and I lifted the roof off of the truck and placed it on the ground for repair over the winter.

Bob guided the tractor bucket into the shelter where the bucket hook was affixed with two towing straps. Grant and I held a steel bar and lifted the front of the roof as Bob backed out of the shelter. There was one tense moment, but the roof came out of the shelter no worse for the wear. After carefully moving the roof over broken ground, it was lowered and placed on two metal saw horses.

Thanks to Bob and Grant for their help. The roof was ungainly to move but now that it is off, I can remove most of the internal fittings for sandblasting. There should be no shortage of activity this winter at the Hammond Barn.

Photos:
1 - Roof ready to remove
2 - Roof out of shelter ready for saw horses
3 - Roof on its horses showing damaged areas
4 - More of the same
5 - Convertible Prototype - truly one of a kind!

[Bob Carriere]

Got this engine dropped off at the barn....

.... he says its an early 235.....

Engine has the two acorn nut ribbed valve cover like a 216.....

Under the carb..... block as the external oil distribution cover like a 216...

On the dizzy side the lifter cover only goes up half way like a later 235..... it does not cover the sparkplugs.....

...and the block serial number is Y 24340 (numbers are clean and bold)

I can find NO such prefix on the various web sites intended to decode engine numbers..... some have told me that it was a "Canadian" block and numbers would be different......

Will be scrapping hardened gunk off the block this weekend and look for castings numbers as well as lifting the top valve cover to look for more casting numbers inside.

IS it a truck engine....Canadian engine.... or a replacement engine.

Comments ... suggestions....

Thanks

Bob C.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Post or PM me the casting number and the date code please. Are you sure that that's a 'Y'? Could it be a 'T'? That would make it a 1-ton and above Truck 216.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bob

When you take the side cover off look for a serial number under where the gasket goes, see if it matches the number you see on the distributor boss.

Remember I've come across two engines that did not have serial numbers stamped on the normal location at all.

Cheers Phil

[Bob Carriere]

David....pretty sure it was a clearly stamped Y but will check agin this weekend....... along with the casting numbers......

Phil ....thanks for the tip......

The engine is exceptionally complete ..... will be adding lube to the cylinders maybe even drop the old engine oil and replace with some cheap 10W30 for now....... it certainly has potential.....and it would be nice to just to start it....nice cold wet weather project.

Bob

[RHClarke]

Since I am at the barn, I looked at the engine being discussed. Bob is correct about the stamped serial no. It starts with a very clearly stamped "Y".

The casting no is 3692713 with the no 1 below the 7 in the casting no. Above the numbers are the letters GM followed by a circle with a square inside of it.

Camera on the blackberry isn't working...

[RHClarke]

1950-52 235