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Sickcall
03-07-2007, 05:01 PM
There are many listed on Gov Liq right now. What was the original application? I don't know for sure but I am assuming these are a very loud 2 cycle engine not suitable for a good conversion, althought the size and HP appear about right.
warlock440
03-10-2007, 10:03 PM
They were used in Gamagoats and boats IIRC..
MoparNorm
03-11-2007, 10:20 AM
I haven't checked but depending upon your location, I'm not sure that you could get a hiway registration for that motor...or that it would perform well with the new ULSD fuel.
CGarbee
03-15-2007, 08:20 AM
They were used in Gamagoats and boats IIRC..

Are you sure about the Goat usage? I was pretty sure that the M561 came fitted with the 3-53N...

Specification page at the GamaGoat page:
http://www.gamagoat.com/info_gen_specs.html


I do know a couple of folks who have the 3-53N installed in M37's who really like the conversion (one has something like 75-100k miles on the truck since the swap...), but they are loud... :) Not sure that a 4-53 would fit without some sheetmetal work due to length.
Sickcall
03-16-2007, 03:42 AM
They were remanufactured engines and sold for $4600 each. Must have been good for something?
farmer0_1
04-25-2007, 04:25 PM
i have one out of a c-65 chev two ton with belts pulleys blower etc torn down email me. 4-53 detroit. also have a straight truck five speed. sae #2 belhousing on both. email me for pictures or measurments.
Charles Talbert
04-25-2007, 07:06 PM
Which series are these engines? The 4-71 is much heavier than the 53. The 53 being the lighter is too heavy for an M37 application. Detroits are a tough as nails engine, both are the old 2 cycle, EXTREMELY noisy. They have a high RPM peak torque range as the 2 cycle design requires being wound tight to get top horsepower rating. The 3-53 would be the one best suited for the M37, however no even close to the best choice for a diesel repower. Some folks just like them, like anything else, to each his own.
billy-jay
04-27-2007, 01:46 PM
Back in the late 60s Shippers Dispatch used 4-53s in there International city tractors with a 5 and a 2 speed .You had to keep them wound up all the time...man they were loud...made a lot of noise but didnt seem to go anywhere....
CREEPING DEATH
05-02-2007, 10:00 PM
I do know a couple of folks who have the 3-53N installed in M37's who really like the conversion (one has something like 75-100k miles on the truck since the swap...), but they are loud... :) Not sure that a 4-53 would fit without some sheetmetal work due to length.

There was a 4-53 truck on BE a few years ago. I believe Dennis (PoW) has over 300,000 miles on his 3-53N/3053 repowered truck.

Jeff
CGarbee
05-03-2007, 11:56 AM
There was a 4-53 truck on BE a few years ago. I believe Dennis (PoW) has over 300,000 miles on his 3-53N/3053 repowered truck.

Jeff


Ahh yes, Dennis... He and I talk often. I hadn't realized that he had gotten that many miles on it, but I know he has been driving it since the mid-seventies...