The engine has 2 independant distributers, each with dual point systems. When our '48 was tuned, I was told the factory reps took 2 days to completely tune the engine. The major drawbacks - low speed (under 4500 RPM), High maintainance (last one I tuned took 12 Hours. I believe ALF began building them in 1924 or so, as a 190 HP single carb engine, The township of Dover NJ, the town next to ours, has just completed a restoration of their 1925, and it's a beaut! I am just about finished with a 1948 ALF Quad - 4, with the 527/215 engine (a V-12 identical to the one I just got), for my fire dept (RBFD) Our truck was one of 4 built that year, and it is also a prototype, as it was the first ever built by ALF with a front suction as per our FD specs(in company records it is called 'Rockaway Option'), and was put into the factory option listing in 1949! The V 12 engine was built into the 1960s, with little change. The ALF built V-12 is a direct descendant of the Auburn V-12 of the 1920s. All copper and brass, this monster weighs about 300 pounds itself! The engine itself is 5 feet long, 3 feet tall, and about 2'6" wide. It also has twin Zenith downdraft carbs, dual intake and exhaust manifolds, and a radiater that is 3 feet wide, and about 5 feet tall.
Believe it or not, there is over 120 feet of High tension wire, supplying spark to this engine. 2 plugs per cylinder, dual point, dual distributers (one driven off the engine cam, the other off the chain driven generater!), dual generaters, and 4 ignition coils. I just retrieved this engine, and it must weigh in at nearly 1000 pounds! here are some details: 527 CID, bore 3.375, stroke around 4, 215 HP RPM, aprox.400 pounds torque 12 cylinders at a 30 degree bank (if you look quick, it looks like a DOHC in line 6). I have a gasket source, but does anyone have a source for engine parts themselves I am looking for the copper braided oil cooling hoses, the electric choke motors (the part that looks like a selenoid), and some fuel system valves, as well as some other parts. The engine is all there, but needs some help.
I have a new play toy to work on It is a 1951 ALF 527 CID V-12, out of a Cities Service Pumper.
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