Anyone know what this six cylinder sidevalve is out of?

Have you looked at Hercules???? Used in most Diamond T's. The plug spacing is correct..

I'm with Mammoth on this, WAG is it's a Continental, just about every 2nd or 3rd manufacturer used them at one stage or another.
Engine #'s would help, IF you can find the buggers!
Sometimes hidden like Easter eggs!
Dave

I just looked at lots of Continental photos. They made many variations but nothing I can find that matches. Not to say they did not but still elusive at this stage.

Lang

This is Close Continental Industrial 50's era. Still not right.



Here is another close. Hercules

Continental -no.......every one Ive seen has the distributor vertical through the head ......this includes the 1980s Hyster motors........the SVs also have a unique valve arrangement . ...........Langs second pic is a Hercules ,probably a JXD..........note the distributor drive is directly behind the timing cover .......latest SV Hercules Ive seen was in the 1970s Clark forklifts (8ton/CY 160),and it was near identicl to a WW2 JXD (Stude motor)

I have been "reGoogling", and so far nothing "quite right"! The closest is Pontiac/GMC, Continental and IHC, but I havn't found one exactly the same. I will be going out to where the engine is sometime next week so will take a few photos and get some numbers then, that might help a bit (I hope)
A big thankyou to all of those who have tried to help, I will find out in the end !
Now, off to the easter egg hunt !!!!!

Graham

The electrics and carby are a clue on US engines ......Dodges generally had Ball &Ball /Carter carbies and Autolite electrics..........the mystery motor also seems to have a round flywheel housing ,which may indicate truck or industrial.........one oddie thats not too uncommon was Waukesha ,which powered many WW2 US cranes ,as well as the FWD trucks

Anyone got a copy of "American gasoline engines since 1872".......shoulda bought one when they were $15..........corrected the title ,but they are now kinda spendy.

John

I looked at the full Waukesha range - that I could find - but no go.

Continentals did have models with side distrubutor - see picture above, but still no go.

Good to see CSI HCVC has it's two top men on the job.