I'd say its a usable motor, some of the heavy duty LCF (Low cab forward) trucks came with detroits from the factory ,I think in the 6-71 (inline 6,71 cubes per cylinder)As long as your putting the motor in a big bolt you'll be fine,the detroits have a great distinctive sound.We have an old greyhound bus RV that has a 6V92 detroit in the back of it,tough engines.

Originally Posted by don stocker
Today I came across a old air compressor with a Detroit Diesel motor in it. Its a 4 cylinder and has the blower mounted on the right side of the motor. The valve cover says Detroit Diesel on it. I'm sure the motor has a tag someplace. The bellhousing appears to be a sae bolt pattern. I'm going to get some pictures of it in the morning. Is this type of motor usable in a truck or by design is it only usable as a power unit?

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1955 Chevy 5400 LCF Holmes wrecker
1956 GMC 300
1956 Chevy LCF dump truck
1958 Chevy Viking
59 Chevy Apache
64? GMC 5000