Engine ID

Anyone recognize this engine? It was in a Cuna refugee boat.  I was curious about the manufacturer 

What is insignia on the aluminum filter housing?  It is not a common American v8 to my eye.  

It looks a lot like a Ford Y-block, except those are small-block style with siamese center exhaust ports. The older Lincoln V8 (pre-MEL) is a big block though.

Aluminum block and head with pushrods looks a lot like the first BMW V8, but the oil filter is in the wrong place. Could this be a Russian copy of that?

In reply to TurnerX19 :

I can't say why, but there is a European aire to it.

Yeah that's Cyrillic on the oil filter housing, looks like a GAZ V8 but I can't find a wiki page. It was in a number of vehicles. Here's an article, you can see in the photos everything matches up with the picture in the OP. 

Streetwiseguy said:

In reply to TurnerX19 :

I can't say why, but there is a European aire to it.

The oil filler cap looks very European.

I was thinking something like Oldsmobile, but the bellhousing pattern is unfamiliar, then I was thinking Rover, but then I saw the overabundance of head bolts/studs, and I doubt Rover would have used a single, tiny downdraught when a multitude of SUs would do.  Plus the distributor's in the wrong place.

This article says a Russian truck of some sort.

Not a Y-block.

I hang my head in shame, is this GRM?  Almost a whole day to I.D. a V8 engine.

And my only guess was not American.

Clicking through photos I'll guess that it's a ZMZ-53 out of some flavor of GAZ truck or bus but I'm certainly willing to be proven wrong.

akylekoz said:

I hang my head in shame, is this GRM?  Almost a whole day to I.D. a V8 engine.

And my only guess was not American.

We lack a 1950's Soviet engine expert apparently. 

Googling GAZ v8 brings up a bunch of images that appear to be the sam e engine. Aluminum oil filter canister, small carb, same thin valve covers, distributor on back of engine at a angle. Shows they came in everything include cars. 

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

GeddesB said:

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

Da.  Is motor from CCCP Zamboni.

BROtorGuy said:

In reply to GeddesB :

Looks like a Buick

One of the rare, Russian Buicks.

да, товарищ, приходите работать на славный завод Buick, построить много королевских и жаворонков во славу великой коммунистической автомобильной компании

I'm most impressed with the distributor cap that's been completely encapsulated in RTV!

I was thinking the same. I'll never complain about shoddy spark plug wires again.

In reply to djsilver (Forum Supporter) :

I thought it had been on fire, then I looked closer.

Javelin (Forum Supporter) said: We lack a 1950's Soviet engine expert apparently. 

I had such high hopes for this forum. I think we need to send invites to our Comrades abroad.

Where's Hungary Bill when you need him?  He's probably the closest we've got :)

Stefan (Forum Supporter) said:

Where's Hungary Bill when you need him?  He's probably the closest we've got :)

We can probably work out a trade agreement with him to exchange Mopar junk for eastern bloc junk. 

Stefan (Forum Supporter) said:

Where's Hungary Bill when you need him?  He's probably the closest we've got :)

Man, that guy is always late to the party...

I think you guys got it with the Gaz V8.  Looks like the one I saw in the Csajka (Gaz 13) based on the dizzy location, water neck, and valve covers.

That one looks to have an alt instead of a gen, and it's on the wrong side

But my phone wont let me upload a photo?  This is weird...

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) said:

Stefan (Forum Supporter) said:

Where's Hungary Bill when you need him?  He's probably the closest we've got :)

We can probably work out a trade agreement with him to exchange Mopar junk for eastern bloc junk. 

Sweet.  I wonder what the ratio is of Mopar to 2101.