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03-04-2022, 09:48 AM | #1 |
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McCulloch supercharger
Scored this Monday! Any shop manual reprints or instruction sheets available?
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03-04-2022, 12:37 PM | #2 |
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Re: McCulloch supercharger
Are you bragging or boasting?
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03-04-2022, 01:00 PM | #3 |
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Re: McCulloch supercharger
Try a search on the Barn Lots of good information on McCulloch Dave/Green Bay
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03-04-2022, 01:00 PM | #4 |
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Re: McCulloch supercharger
I'm in the process of installing a VS-57 McCulloch which is a carb "blow through" design. What you have is the early product and draws through the carburator so less complicated. Below is some history of your s/c from an inactive and incomplete older website,
http://vs57.y-block.info/history.htm McCulloch Supercharger History 1930’s Superchargers Robert Paxton McCulloch was a skilled Stanford University engineering graduate who inherited a considerable sum of money from his multi-millionaire grandfather at an early age. This gave him the financial freedom to indulge in two of his passions, boat racing and engineering, which eventually led to him becoming a national champion in classes C and D of outboard hydroplanes in the1930’s, and the also saw him set up a machine shop, where he and his helpers made engines for midget racers, and ended up building a twin motored, four wheel drive, midget that was so fast that it resulted in the ban of this type of midget from the tracks. Search for more speed resulted in him using his inheritance to set up the McCulloch Engineering Company in which he employed a team of engineers to develop engines and superchargers for aeronautical and automotive applications. 90 HP 60 Cubic Inch Engine (courtesy of Richard McCulloch) The 1937 McCulloch Supercharger The later 30's McCullochs The success of McCulloch Motors, and the restless nature of Bob McCulloch, resulted in him selling McCulloch Motors to Borg Warner in 1943 for $1 million , which was subsequently invested in Pan American Airways stock. Six months later some of the stock was sold off and Bob McCulloch set up McCulloch Aviation Incorporated to manufacture 6,000 drone plane engines for the, based upon earlier lightweight two-cycle engines designed by McCulloch, for the Army Air Force. As a result of this contract McCulloch felt that his future lay with featherweight two-cycle engines for Industrial use, and given that it was time for a change, and his current manufacturing facilities were not suitable, McCulloch uprooted McCulloch Aviation and moved it to California. Glenn |
03-04-2022, 01:03 PM | #5 |
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The other pulleys may have to be fabricated new. Newc
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03-04-2022, 02:31 PM | #6 |
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03-04-2022, 02:37 PM | #7 |
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Thanks Glenn that's good info. I plan on running the dual belt truck water pumps and crankshaft pulley if possible. Fabricate a spring-loaded idler and run the generator off one of the other unused grooves on the front of the supercharger.
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03-04-2022, 04:46 PM | #8 | |
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This guy may help you out. Right here on the Barn. Very Cool supercharger. 1949-59 Ford Parts Manuals on Computer Disk w/ diagrams and part numbers City: Loveland State: Ohio Price: $15-18 Ford Barn Folks, Take a look at this link to a fabulous CD I have listed on ebay. The CD includes the pdf (Adobe Reader format) scans of the two 1949-1959 parts manuals (both part numbers and diagrams) and the Ford manual made in the late 50's that covers the 223, the 332, the 352 FE, and the 292 Y block. Also on the CD are manuals that cover the Paxton VS57 McCulloch blower rebuilds, and the great Borg Warner files on the R10/R11 overdrive and the T85 transmissions. Check out this link to see what all is included. https://www.ebay.com/itm/280858275423 The Ford Barn price shipped to your door is only $15 for the CD... that includes the shipping. IF Interested, DO NOT purchase through ebay... save the charges to me and you by simply sending an email to [email protected] and mention that you saw the CD for sale on the Ford Barn. We will then invoice you through paypal. You can also visit www.hotrodreverend.com and purchase through my personal website. We can now do a Thumb Drive (4GB!) that will include all files above. It is still only $18 shipped. We do accept personal checks and money orders... Daniel Jessup 6218 Spires Drive Loveland, Ohio 45140 Last edited by solidaxle; 03-04-2022 at 04:59 PM. Reason: add |
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03-05-2022, 01:44 AM | #9 |
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Not to take anything away from the efforts put forth on the above CD, but the VS57 is a completely different style of blower. The best information I have run across will be found in the August and September 2013 issues of Street Rodder magazine. Those issues cover the 39M (M for Mercury, but the 39F for Ford will basically be the same) with some history, specifications, rebuild tips and things you won’t learn elsewhere.
You can find those back issues on eBay or maybe a friend might have them.
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03-05-2022, 07:20 AM | #10 |
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Cool , a blow through . There is a older book on blower setups , not necessarily a paxton but it gives the requirements for carburetor modifications needed . Ill try to find the name , I think It was a Peterson publication.
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