The Marmon Wasp Engine

It's time for the daily update on the Marmon Wasp--today, it's ALL about the engine! When our Marmon Wasp replica was first built, it had an overhead valve inline six-cylinder engine, which was no where near correct for this era. It was built just to get it on the road, but we're going all out this time with a period-correct power plant! The original Marmon Wasp used a six-cylinder T-Head engine, which was a one-off build, so we were on the hunt for a similar engine. Luckily, we found one and it's almost identical to the original! [caption id="attachment_1429" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Hal preparing the Marmon Wasp Engine and Chassis"][/caption] The engine ran when we bought it, making the engine swap process much easier. And with Honest Hal in charge of the mechanic aspects, we were in good hands. Zane gave it a coat of paint to match the Marmon Wasp's original engine, and the whole crew assisted when it came time to install the massive engine into the newly-refurbished chassis. Then it was time to install the engine goodies and get this thing closer to running. Check it out! [caption id="attachment_1430" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Marmon Wasp engine in the spray booth."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1431" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Parts scattered everywhere, in preparation of assembling the clutch set."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1432" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Heavy duty stuff right there!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1433" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Everybody watch your toes!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1434" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Well, there it is! Engine is in!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1435" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Carburetor is on! Let\'s get some fuel going to this thing!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1436" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="So Shiny! Gotta love that old intake manifold!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1437" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="A big engine like this one has such a large surface area in the combustion chamber that it needs two spark plugs per cylinder to adequately perform. "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1438" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Driveline is coming together nicely and the thick piece of fresh steel you see is an adapter, which allows us to run a regular drive shaft setup with standard universal joints."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1439" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="The underside of the engine is fairly simple. A big, heavy oil pan is an integral part of the engine block, and holds lots of oil!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1440" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Time to get the underpinnings put together!"][/caption]