Hi there,
I hope this is the appropriate place to ask. I have come into this engine head and I’m having trouble discerning which model it’s from.
I’ve tried researching a few leads but I don’t seem to be able to match it up to anything conclusive as I’m not an expert.
If anyone would be able to help me ID this you’ll have my gratitude!
Many thanks.
By: SteelMaedo - 11th July 2023 at 15:09
Wow! Spicy! Thanks for the identification. I believe it must be taken from a DC-7 in that case. Thanks so much for the ID.
By: pogno - 11th July 2023 at 14:12
Wright Cyclone 18 Used on B-29, C119, Connie, Skyraider.
By: SteelMaedo - 11th July 2023 at 11:57
Thanks for the reply, it certainly hasn’t been easy to track down. It has two valves but just out of sight!
I have reason to believe there might be a B-17 connection but it’s obviously not a wright cyclone head nor pratt & whitney 1690. The only thing that has confused me there is I did find this old listing selling a pair of two heads that have two different port layouts but claiming to be from a pratt and whitney B-17 engine. But I can’t possibly think of what engine they could be referring to which was ever on a B-17? So maybe they themselves haven’t ID’ed them correctly but it does look like a professional outlet.
But if you look at the 5th picture on this listing it’s a clear match to the head that I have.
https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-u-s-wwii-boeing-b-17-flying-f…
By: Trolley Aux - 11th July 2023 at 11:36
Note seen one of those before but hopefully someone may be along over the next week or so.
Strange, one valve !
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July 11, 2023 at 10:52 am