Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: verwachst on August 12, 2023, 05:04:08 PM
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Hello. My 1952 Kaiser Manhattan Supersonic engine doesn
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It's a replacement block. The numbers stamped on the boss are more than likely from a rebuilder. My guess is that the original block was too damaged to reuse so the rebuilder found a replacement block. This had to have been done many years ago as replacement blocks haven't been available for some time.
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The engine used to be painted in light blue. I wondered if the color was an indicator whether Sears Roebuck under the "Allstate" name sold that replacement engine or maybe Montgomery Ward. I'd be surprised if this was a Kaiser replacement engine. Weren't those painted red? And what does P.S. mean?
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Sears used dark blue for their rebuilt engines. I would agree, probably not a KF factory rebuilt - more than likely another rebuilder obtained a bare replacement block and built an engine from there. I've had a couple over the years.