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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / July 2006

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1956 F100 with a Detroit Diesel 4-53 Engine

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Bret Ludwig - 05 Jul 2006 04:11 GMT
http://home.comcast.net/~boilerbots/1956_F100.html
Joe - 05 Jul 2006 06:50 GMT
Cool! Is that a little 2-stroke blower motor (like a smaller 4-71)? I didn't
even know they made a 53 series, so I'm clueless.

> http://home.comcast.net/~boilerbots/1956_F100.html
SnoMan - 05 Jul 2006 14:31 GMT
>Cool! Is that a little 2-stroke blower motor (like a smaller 4-71)? I didn't
>even know they made a 53 series, so I'm clueless.
>
>> http://home.comcast.net/~boilerbots/1956_F100.html

They made a 3-53,  4-53,  6V-53, 3-71, 4-71 (several versions), 6-71
(several versions),  6V-71 (two versions) and  two versions of a
8V-71. THe 53 and 71 stood for number of cubic inches per cylinder.
The 8V-71 versions developed over 750 ft lbs of torque at 1200 RPM.
ALso the V-71's had a 4.5 inch main bearing journal diameter that was
one inch bigger than V53's and all other 71's. (that is one big
bearing!)
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Bret Ludwig - 05 Jul 2006 14:46 GMT
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> They made a 3-53,  4-53,  6V-53, 3-71, 4-71 (several versions), 6-71
> (several versions),  6V-71 (two versions) and  two versions of a
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> one inch bigger than V53's and all other 71's. (that is one big
> bearing!)

There were 2,3,4, V6 and V8s in the 53, 1,2,3,4, 6V, 8V, 12V and 16Vs
in the 71 and V6, V8, and V12 in the 92s. There were also twin-block
16Vs in the 92s and other doubleups,  There was also a  vertical crank
"corncob" engine and other oddballs, including spark ignition methanol
burning engines and aluminum block variants, some of which had
stainless or titanium everything so as to be nonmagnetic for
minesweepers.
SnoMan - 05 Jul 2006 20:39 GMT
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>stainless or titanium everything so as to be nonmagnetic for
>minesweepers.

THat is a lot of applications. I have a truck manual here that covers
light and meduim duty truck appliction from about 1959 to 1972. I
beleive that they powered many deisel locomotives with version of that
basic engine design (on a very large scale though)
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Bret Ludwig - 05 Jul 2006 14:40 GMT
> Cool! Is that a little 2-stroke blower motor (like a smaller 4-71)? I didn't
> even know they made a 53 series, so I'm clueless.

There were 53, 71 and 92 Series, commonly, a rare 51 Series valveless
engine, and the 110 and 149 Series.  92s are all V-types.  The 71 was
the first "Detroit Diesel" but they were descended from Winton engines.

The truck isn't mine, I just found that link.
djdave - 05 Jul 2006 14:29 GMT
interresting truck.. for sale?

>http://home.comcast.net/~boilerbots/1956_F100.html
 
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