well there were the very early crosley blocks wich were a bunch of steel
pieces brazed together. those were very early production motors. they then
moved to a more conventional dry sand casting method used for cast iorn.
very sturdy and extremly inovative with the gear driven overhead cam.
the hot motors to own were the military models wich had forged cranks in
them and mechanical centrifugal advance distributors.
military used them for stationary power plants for generators and
refridgeration units.
chuck.
ok school's out for the day! lol!
From "Geoff Branch" <gjbranch at attbi.com>
"SpridgetsSubject: Re: Smaller than an LBC?
> There was a Crosley guy near me a number of years ago. He had 'em all, I
think.
> Didn't Crosley make a steel engine? Not cast, steel?
Geoff Branch
> ----- Original Message -----
> > aw geez! i just sold a crosley engine last week! 750cc displacement
> > engine. it was a pretty neat car for it's time. neanderthal by modern
> > terms but rather nifty in it's time.
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