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| | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 | Good day. I'm a newby to this forum so please bear with me. I have a 1951 Chev Mapleleaf 1700 3 ton truck that I inherited from my Dad. He got it from his brother who bought it new and was about to lose it for non-payment in about 1952-53. Here's my problem. The original engine went out of the truck shortly after my dad got it and the replacement motor is a GMC motor, or at least that is what is on the valve cover.(two bolt holding it in place). Can anyone help me identify what size motor might be in this truck. I plan to do a little restoring on it this spring and that is my start point.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Look on the pad right next to the distributor it should have some numbers/codes on it. There are are also casting codes in the block and the head that can help unravel the mystery. Once you find them post them here and someone will decode for you. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | welcome to the garage DAZ, there's a couple members here that have Mapleleaf info, but I think you'll find that the 1700 Mapleleaf trucks had GMC engines originally even tho they were Chev badged [maybe the 228] - and you'd attract the right guys if you edit your post to include the 'Mapleleaf' part, one of them will be along soon
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 | Thanks for the reply Brad. When I can dig the truck out of 3 feet of snow and it warms up I'll do some serious looking at the locations you have described. Thanks again.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 | thanks for the reply Squeeze. What part of the Mapleleaf 1700 would you suggest I
should edit?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 | Thanks for the reply Bill. What part of my inquiry would you suggest that I edit? The truck is a 3 ton chev Mapleleaf 1700. As far as I know my Dad told me the original engine had went out of it and it was replaced. He's the one that told me that was the story. Fact or fiction I'll never know. But it's a great help to know that this particular truck may have come out with a GMC motor in the first place. I'll keep digging for more info in the meantime. Thanks Daryl
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | add "mapleleaf" to the title
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 | Gotcha thanks for the leg up. It's done. Sure hope I can connect with other owners of similar trucks. Have a great day. DAz
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,217 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,217 | Interesting. Last fall I found an abandoned 1700 on a farm I was working at. It was either a 52 or 53 Chev. It had a GMC engine in it, I assumed it was swapped at some point but I have no way of knowing or finding out. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,117 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,117 | From what I can see in my Canadian Shop manual, the Mapleleaf would either have a 248 or a 270. In either case it would be quite a beast.
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