Propane vs diesel

[Jeffrey Engel]

While I have no experience with the IH "big block", we
had a 304 for many years.  Very heavy.  Built like a
Diesel engine.  The 304 was probably 640+ lbs.

$0.02,

Jeff Engel
--- Greg Hermann <bearbvd at mindspring.com> wrote:
> At 11:02 PM 1/29/02, PorscheRcr at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >IH's are heavy for certain but 300lbs is a bit
> much.  The OEM weight for a
> >345 without accessories is 640.6lbs....
> 
> Yeah Bill, and I've got a bridge in Brooklyn you can
> buy----or maybe IH
> included heads, and exhaust and intake manifolds in
> the category of
> "accessories" when they quoted that weight!!
> 
> I (and my engine stand) would believe more like
> 840.6 lbs  undressed!! An
> IH SV 345/392  intake manifold ALONE and BARE 
> contains  65 lbs of road
> hugging, cast iron weight!
> 
> Greg


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