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Old 11-02-09, 20:20
Paul Singleton Paul Singleton is offline
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Smile Chrysler multi-bank

I thought that this may be interesting.

Source http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_a...940s&PageNum=1)

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Old 11-02-09, 21:41
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Paul..
That multibank was quite the engine..five blocks incorporated into one..30 cylinders...five separate heads ..
That beast had to have been conceived in the Officers mess late on a Friday night..
No mechanic that had to work on it would have designed an abortion like that...
Only Chrysler...

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Old 11-02-09, 22:10
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No mechanic that had to work on it would have designed an abortion like that...

In 1989, I was in Arromanches on D-Day, there was a Sherman from our group there. A D-Day vet who served in REME walked up to look at it and saw it was fitted with a radial, he turned to us and said that the five bank Chrysler was by far the best. Always remembered that, because as odd an arrangement as it looks, it must have had some merits, this chap would have worked on them in battle conditions and would know which was best.
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Old 11-02-09, 23:01
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Ive never seen one of those, but you'd have to admit that the war time Dodge motor was a pretty reliable unit. And ... if you think that was an abortion, you obviously haven't worked on British stuff like Ferrets, and their bevel boxes.How many per unit? How much room to work on any of it?
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Old 11-02-09, 23:24
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And ... if you think that was an abortion, you obviously haven't worked on British stuff like Ferrets, and their bevel boxes.How many per unit?
Nothing wrong with Ferrets, worked on them for over 30 years.

If you want a challenge then try a Saladin or Saracen.
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Old 12-02-09, 03:21
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Ive never seen one of those, but you'd have to admit that the war time Dodge motor was a pretty reliable unit. And ... if you think that was an abortion, you obviously haven't worked on British stuff like Ferrets, and their bevel boxes.How many per unit? How much room to work on any of it?
Richard and Lynn..
If you ever get a chance to see a parts exploded break down of the engine,it is impressive..
I was referring to the concept of the design rather than the reliability...a cross between a radial and a inline..or a combination of the two..all the normal engine functions..to get them to work...so many questions...How did the engine oil system work??If the crank was in the center of the five blocks,which were cast into one block,and radiated out from the center,where did the oil go and how did it work../?pressure system??..//...Timing???..I could see fuel injection working on the engine but these were carbureted...
I'll have to read up on the operation of the beast...but Dodge made good engines...
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Old 12-02-09, 05:21
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Here's a link to some basic info....
http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110704/article.html
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