Help wanted on early CMP C15

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by JohnG

My research on the engine is a step further the castingnumber on the engine 839931 appears to be of a 235 engine.
In the cilinderhead I found L203 what means:
L = Dec
20 is the day of the month
3 must be 1943

So my engine mistery is solved;-)

In one of the cilinders I found STD on the piston what appears to mean "standard" so still the original piston in the Engine!

So my guess is that is a replacement engine (1943) but very good condition

John,

As far as I know the 235-cu.in. engine went into production from 1941, but was used for large trucks. I doubt this was a wartime replacement, as standardization was the name of the game in the interests of logistics (which is why the Allies won the war).

Anyhow, it is nice your truck has a wartime engine which is practically the same as the 216-cu.in. engine it would have had from when originally built.

Hanno