Update on Larry’s Kline Hudson chassis swap:
now that we’ve completed making the majority of things look as they should on the outside, we can begin to turn our attention to the whole reason we came here in the first place, the large Pittman drive train......we begin by selecting the right size Pittman to squeeze into the back of the Kline cab area....we use a 9433F686 Pittman for this job, the stock MTH mount will need to be relocated slightly to allow the Pittman to go by as the boiler is mounted to the chassis...the flywheel has to be custom made here in the shops to clear the Kline boiler shell as well....although the new motor is NOS, we’ll still dismantle it completely make sure everything is cleaned and well lubricated before assembly begins, worm shaft, bearings, spacers and shims are all carefully inspected and properly lubed for installation.....the motor mount is machined for flat head screws so the flywheel can sit back in the pocket of the firebox, so when we’re doing this swap, the fight is moving the motor forward, but the flywheel back, or it will be an ugly soar thumb protruding through the bottom of the ash pan area ....we’re not having that....also note the motor wires are pre-wired in ....ready for the next step...also note, yes, I like all my parts polished like jewelry, no, we’ll never see them again, but I know they’re in there, and having high quality hand made parts let’s me sleep at night...😉
Pat
