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Kaiser Forum / Re: Engine Number Mystery

« on: August 13, 2023, 04:16:55 PM »

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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Kaiser Forum / Engine Number Mystery

« on: August 12, 2023, 05:04:08 PM »

Hello.  My 1952 Kaiser Manhattan Supersonic engine doesn

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Kaiser Forum / Re: Crankcase Filler Tube / Oil Filler Tube

« on: August 12, 2023, 04:55:28 PM »

Thanks for the reply.  Do you have an explanation for the marks (see pictures)?  They could not have been nibs or pins to secure the tube in the block? 

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Kaiser Forum / Crankcase Filler Tube / Oil Filler Tube

« on: August 10, 2023, 04:53:18 PM »

Gathering information about my 1952/52 Kaiser Manhattan oil filler tube.  It has a Kaiser Supersonic 226.
Inner diameter 1.5 inches--Length 10 inches--Looks to be canted/angled at the end that goes into the block--Looks also as if the end that goes into the block used to have a “nose” or jut that would catch the ledge down in the block (like a bulb socket)--I figured that either some previous owner, not knowing about this, forced the tube into the block or that the “noses” were ground smooth--Another thought is that this is NOT the correct tube for the Kaiser Supersonic 226 cid--My engine doesn’t have a data plate under the oil filter and the engine “number” stamped in the block is either RL 11310 P.S. or R 111310 P.S.
I attached photos.  How much of my guesswork is true?