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Tucker 360 engine

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I just purchased a 89 Tucker 1442 with a Chrysler 360 industral engine The # is 360E1014604. It has a burnt exast valve on the # 6 cylinder, can anyone tell me what the differences are between the industral and the regular 360. I can't seem to find any info or specs. on the industral engine.

Thanks
 
more than likely it is emissions hardware if you have 1 burnt valve i would suggest replacing both heads so you know you have sodium filled valves which are unleaded compliant or just replace the whole motor with a wrecking yard motor, one caution here if there was a forged crank option the industral motor most likely will have it where most auto and light trunk motors have the cheeper cast units
 
It seems there's precious little information available on the Chrysler Industrial engines...

I have both a Chrysler Industrial Power Operating Manual for a 318 and I have a Chrysler Industrial Engine Maintenance manual. It has specs for the Industrial engines only. (Disclaimer:This manual came with a used 1980 Tucker I purchased and the information may not be applicable to your engine.)

They offered two variants of the 318 Industrial. An "LH" version (also known as 318-1) and an "LT" (also known as 318-3). Tucker used the LH models. Those were classified by Chrysler as "medium duty" and the LT variants were classified as "heavy duty".

They made only one 360 Industrial version. Both the 318 LT and the 360 used positive valve rotators.

The operating manual is dated 4/74 and it has some more information which you may find useful:

"Model 318 LT has stellite-faced exhaust valves".

"All LT Model industrial engines are equipped with exhaust valve rotators to provide positive rotation of the exhaust valves each time they open. Their purpose is to prolong the life of exhaust valves."

"The rotators are installed on the valve stems in place of the conventional valve spring retainers."

"When rotators are used on the exhaust valves, special valve springs are used, which are not interchangeable with intake valve springs."

I know that 318 engines were internally balanced and the 360 engines were externally balanced. I've heard that some Chrysler industrial engines had a different crankshaft flange and automotive flywheels won't fit the industrial engine and conversely the industrial engine flywheel won't fit the automotive crankshaft.

There's also a water pump difference. The 318 Industrial has the water pump inlet (lower hose to radiator) on the left side of the engine. (This was the case on the automotive versions up until 1971 or so and then it changed to the right side.) On the three 318 powered Tuckers Ive owned the hydraulic pump mounts on the right side and that mounting and belt drive would interfere with a later style automotive water pump.

I mention these differences in case you are considering swapping in another engine.
 
Thanks, for the info, I found out that I need a block, Will the jeep , amc or car 360 block interchange with the industral block#

Thanks for all the help
 
Maybe time for a Ram truck engine with port fuel injection,computor control and altitude compensation?

If you going to replace the whole engine, why not consider the upgrade with modern engine design....

Just a thought,

Regards, Kirk
 
Kirk,

Funny you should suggest that...

I'm in the middle of a Tucker "Resto-Mod" project which includes an engine swap to a new(er) computer controlled engine (replacing the 318 Industrial) as well as a transmission swap.

I did a fair amount of research on using the Dodge 5.9 Magnum engine. There are definitely several benefits to that particular power-plant, but there are some "issues" as well.
 
Yes check the heads for cracks. My Brother in law rebuilt his and found that almost all 5.9 heads are cracked, no mattter where they came from, salvage yard heads just are. New castings that won't crack come from Austrailia, I forget the name of them...

Except for that little problem, great engine. We've had a 99 Durango since new with one. 150,000 miles with no problems.

Regards, Kirk
 
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