My 9500G PU leaving for restoration a number of years ago. Came from Los Gatos CA, where it powered a pump to irrigate a 35 ac orchard. It survived sitting under an oak tree for many years, after ranch was subdivided. Hopefully it makes it to Santa Margarita this year fully restored.

Nice to see one like that in original colors, with the side curtains no less. Would you say it was originally a metallic silver/aluminum or a light gray? I have seen both.

Dave

It has only the original coat of paint and it is silver and black. Later power units appear to have been gray.
It has been sandblasted to bare metal and is recieving a new coat of silver and black paint.
A remarkably unmodified unit, and internally in good condition, other than badly pitted timing gears, and the normal fried exhaust manifolds.

It looks great

Pictures please of the inside.

Regards

Picture are during disassembly of engine.

Hi Brian18a,
That is going to look magnificent when it is finished, thanks for sharing.

Regards

Some more pictures. It is unbelievable how much crud was in the timing gear cover. No wonder timing gears are so pitted and engine would not rotate. One of the dangers of trying to start an engine, when you cannot see serious issues.

No engine was well sealed. Behind the rear main bearing looked the same. It is basically solidified oily sludge. The gas cats tend to get this way.from the days of non detergent oil, and very poor crankcase ventilation. The front timing gear case is is almost sealed off from the crankcase, just a small opening next to camshaft and a drain passage to crankcase. Also very limited oil flow, just what leaks out of front main. So only semi clean areas are where oil is thrown off gears, or off connecting rods.

IMost of it has anew shiny coat of silver paint now. Block will go back in its skid and reassembly will start.