1958 F.W.D. Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 https://www.autoguide.com/auto/category/trucks/cummins-debuts-first-gasoline-engine-44617354 https://www.cummins.com/engines/octane 1 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Excellent thanks for that. Let’s wish them the best. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 They conveniently forgot all about when they teamed up with White that time to make the "giesel" a 555 converted to run on gas (lol) 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 i almost forgot about all the gasoline engines they were coverting to diesel years ago i used to get a kick out of watching high priced luxury vehicles that were riding around that would stink and very noisy,thinking to myself,,,,was this really a good idea????bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, mowerman said: i almost forgot about all the gasoline engines they were coverting to diesel years ago i used to get a kick out of watching high priced luxury vehicles that were riding around that would stink and very noisy,thinking to myself,,,,was this really a good idea????bob You don't mean Oldsmobiles by any chance . Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Cummings Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 7 hours ago, Mark T said: They conveniently forgot all about when they teamed up with White that time to make the "giesel" a 555 converted to run on gas (lol) I saw them in an old service manual years ago, but I never saw a real one. I kinda forgot about them. Did you ever see one? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Never. I haven't even seen a running 555 since back in the early '80s. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Obviously this is not a consumer product but my guess is Cummins will have a home run with this engine. On a much smaller scale, Kubota has been doing this for decades. They take an existing diesel engine and make a gas version. They are about the toughest and longest-lasting gas engines you’ll find in a small tractor or mower. Also a bit quieter than most other gassers being that they’re liquid-cooled and inline three cylinders. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 14 hours ago, Mark T said: You don't mean Oldsmobiles by any chance . Seems they were all mainly general motors Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 IHC made their small six in diesel form and put it in a few pick-ups (D301) and a lot of Ag equipment. Palmer used it in marine. GM had the Toro-Flow (Toilet bowl) V engines made in both gas and diesel. Many larger Cat and Cummins were made in spark ign versions for NG/LP. The 855 was produced in a spark ign (Rio Grande) version. M.A.N made a spark ign version of their diesels. Worked on some of the big Cat (stationary generators and M.A.N's (city buses). Far more common than many realize. Of course Mack did similarly. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Cummings Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Geoff Weeks said: IHC made their small six in diesel form and put it in a few pick-ups (D301 I'll be damned. I never knew they put them in pickups 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Not very popular, and they didn't do all that well. They had one fewer headbolts, with predictable results. Worked better in a AG equipment. The Ag engines set the main bearing bore lower in the block (rather than raise the deck height, they lowered the crank) to allow longer throw. The 301 was made in both gas and diesel, but the lower crank meant the bell had to be different then the automotive engine bell. It was also made in 282 cid (shorter throw) engine that only was used in AG. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75295-cummins-new-gasoline-engine/#findComment-571621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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