Weird-***, goofy Mopar trivia thread

[patrick66]

I'll kick this one off.

Q) What is the largest-displacement Six cylinder gas engine built by Chrysler, of ANY era?

A) 413 c.i. flathead Six, built from 1952-1954. Used in medium-duty Dodge trucks. Produced 171 HP@ 3000 rpm, 424 lb.ft of torque, 8.5:1 compression ration, and twin carbs.

 

[70NEWYORKER]

Two pics of 413 L-Head

 

[Big_John]

I had to look that up... 1100 lbs, 30 inches long!

Found this pic. Small to large.

23"long 230 six Plymouth
25"long 265 six Chrysler
323 eight Chrysler
30"long 413 six Dodge truck

 

[Big_John]

 

[commando1]

Weird trivia item #2: The 440 was available in Mack trucks.
I would love to see the bellhousing!

 

[GregG48203]

I could mention a few odd things about the 1969 A-108 van I owned (Travco conversion, 75 ft. telescoping tower), but linkage-assist power steering for the solid front axle were most peculiar. AM radio with no buttons? Instrument lights without a blue filter? Brake master cylinder under the floor?

And there was the push rod (over three feet long) from the accelerator pedal to the linkage that went up behind the engine to the carburetor.

 

[Big_John]

Weird trivia #3.

The Chrysler automatic trans was used in AMC vehicles when AMC was winding down. A lot of folks know this... but they may not know that AMC used a Chevy V6 in some of their first Jeep Cherokees with a Chrysler 904... So you can find some 904 trans around with a Chevy bell housing bolt pattern. I used to own a '84 Cherokee with a V6 Chevy and a 904.

It was, by anyone's standard, a POS.

They also used the 727 in International Harvester Scouts and (I think) some of their smaller trucks. From what I understand, some have bolt patterns for a IH engine and some for the AMC engines they used in later years.

 

[Big_John]

I could mention a few odd things about the 1969 A-108 van I owned (Travco conversion, 75 ft. telescoping tower), but linkage-assist power steering for the solid front axle were most peculiar. AM radio with no buttons? Instrument lights without a blue filter? Brake master cylinder under the floor?
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And there was the push rod (over three feet long) from the accelerator pedal to the linkage that went up behind the engine to the carburetor.

Linkage assist PS was the norm for the pickup trucks for that era too. Only ever saw one and that was a junked truck.

 

[stubs300]

[QUOTE="GregG48203, post: 976568, member: 4736"
And there was the push rod (over three feet long) from the accelerator pedal to the linkage that went up behind the engine to the carburetor.[/QUOTE]

I still have mine somewhere after converting to a cable system?

 

[4spd300J]

Weird trivia item #2: The 440 was available in Mack trucks.
I would love to see the bellhousing!

Actually, it was a 413, the same industrial version used in the 900 and 1000 series Dodge trucks. Mack referred to it as a 414. They used the the two piece SAE industrial bell and clutch housings.

 

[patrick66]

Tangent Mopar trivia - What engine was available on an AMC Gremlin that was NOT of American manufacture?

Audi supplied a 2.4L gas engine to AMC for one model year - 1978. Even has the four-ring Audi emblem cast in the cam cover.