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Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by 20touring » Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:20 pm

Engine/Block 4321900 Search: Looking for my 1920 original engine or block. Possibly in Illinois or Central NY/Utica, NY areas. Thanks! Kevin
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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by George Hand » Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:13 pm

Kevin, Talk to me on sunday. George


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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by 20touring » Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:06 am

Will do George! Looking forward to it and seeing your car, right now the weather looks favorable and it should be a good day for the show.


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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by John kuehn » Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:06 am

Was it replaced because of an issue with it? I hope you will find it but after many years and without more information it won’t be easy.


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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by 20touring » Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:33 pm

I’m not sure why it was removed or exactly when other than it was while the car was in Illinois. Hopefully I can get some more information later today.


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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by Dan Hatch » Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:31 pm

Give me a couple days and I bet I will find it in one of my buildings.


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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by 20touring » Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:33 pm

That would be something Dan! Well, we’ll see...


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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by BobShirleyAtlantaTx » Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:13 am

If I’m correct, 4321900 would have been built the first part of the last week of August of 1920. The casting number would most likely be last week of July through first two weeks of August. If you can’t find the exact stamped number, maybe you could find a proper casting date. I’ve been told of blocks that were set up in a Bridgeport mill, and well - - had the area where the water inlet attaches resurfaced, thus losing the number and the number being re-stamped. Sometimes it’s necessary to do what you do in the preservation of these old cars. I’ll look tomorrow for a proper casting number.


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Re: Engine/Block 4321900 Search

Post by 20touring » Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:22 am

Thanks Bob, it’s something to consider. Aug 30th is what it comes out to. I actually have 2 engines that I was going to use as alternates.
One is an April 1920 and the other is a Dec 1920 (1921 model year).
The engine in the car now is a 1924. It runs great but has a whole bunch of jb cold weld under the front cylinders on the drivers side where they typically freeze crack. It doesn’t leak and it was like that when I bought the car 25 years ago. So I’m planning to swap everything over to a ‘20 block when I do the rebuild.

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