36 Supercharged engine found under a porch

Hi Curt,
The NAPA no. for the stat is 532060. This is called a Superstat and this part no. is for a 160 degree. I drill a 1/8" hole in the flange. This lets the cylinder head fill completely and keeps water in the head and not air when filling the engine. I was advised to do this by a thermostat engineer and did it in the Cord also. You understand that this is a modern stat and not the original flapper type.
CORDially Mike

Glen Pray still has these spring/flapper type thermostats. Not cheap but original.

I recently bought the two needed for my 12 cyl car. One that opens on temp and one that closes on temp.

I am interested, what is the number Mike?

You can get one at your local NAPA store. I have the no. if you are interested. Same one I use in my L-29.
CORDially Mike

I stand corrected. I was told by an engine rebuilder that these engines had no thermostat. I wonder if a modern thermostat would work...

Mark

It is my opinion that the thermostat is original, or at least one that was produced in the era. 1934-1936 Auburns did come with thermostats, the part number is N1-781. This PN is an old one which means it is the same unit that was used on the earlier cars; pre 1934.

Al: I was told that these engines came from the factory w/o a thermostat.
That's the reason it never needed an overflow receptacle. Maybe it's an add-on from long ago...

Mark

I posted a few more pictures on my website. This looks like the original thermostat, has anyone ever seen one before?

I keep hoping everytime I dig a hole in the ground to plant something in Auburn, that I may find something this cool. Like a lost Duesenberg or Auburn. Only thing I've found thus far:

3 marbles
1 cork
2 house keys
nails
1923 penny - well a friend found that
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That's better than finding a treasure chest under the porch! Hopefully, it will be installed in someone's Auburn some day.

Mark

Cool story, cool engine.

I'll get the numbers and post them.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THE ENGINE NUMBER FOR THE HISTORIANS TO LOG IT IN OUR HISTORY? THERE MAY ALSO BE A NUMBER STAMPED ON THE BLOWER.

THANKS

JOEL

This wasn't a barn find but a under a porch find. Last week a contractor was tearing down an old porch attached to a house in Salem Massachusetts. Underneath the porch covered with tarps was this engine. The engine had been sitting next to the house and the porch got built above and around the engine. The porch was at least 50 years old so the best estimate is that the engine was placed next to the house sometime in the 1940s. One of the motor mounts is stitch welded so the guess is it came out of a wreck. Well, the contractor finds this engine in the way of his project and calls the local junkyard to come and get it. While the engine was sitting in the junkyard, a local mechanic walked past it and thought it was neat. He brought it back to his shop and did some research to figure out what it was. This engine is a time capsule for restorers because of all the tricky little parts that are still there and untouched for decades. The motor spins freely as does the blower. The pistons, head, valves look like the engine had very little miles. We are hopefully that with a bit of effort it will fire up.



I put some more pictures on my website:

home.townisp.com/~alsancle/Super ... ngine.html