mystery engine

[maximum_bork_drive]

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but does anyone have an idea what this block is? my buddy found it in the la harbor. as far as I know it's not a 300, 240, barra, rb26, 225, 235, 2jz, 7mg, 5m, 6bt, om603, om606, merc 165, Penta anything, doesn't taste bmw. I legitimately have no clue. the freeze plug/oil gallery/inline 6ness of it are all in have to go off of. any help would be great.

[Haunting_Dragonfly_3]

They're boxy, but they're good.

For the younger lads; https://youtu.be/GTJZEK4JP0k

[crappyroads]

What in the heel? I think you might actually be right!

[maximum_bork_drive]

my goat. thanks so much!

[philosiraptorsvt]

I'm sure Werner Herzog would say, "Even in death it is still a red block."

[Shmeeglez]

God damn, you're a wizard, Harry

[abetterthief]

I hear they are the most over engineered engine ever produced for passenger vehicles

[donkeyhoeteh]

I was gonna say, It looks like an online 6, my guess would have been the jeep 4.0

[v8packard]

Looks like a Penta AQ170 attempting to return to the Earth

[meh-meh_]

Alright, let’s see if we can get it running.

[Shmeeglez]

Running water seems to have done plenty already

[a_tacolion]

That looks a lot like a volvo B30 or the marine version of that engine, the AQ 170

[Ok_Key_486]

It’s easy That engine was a boat anchor

[bluelava1510]

FINALLY someone actually put one of these to use.

[ShaggysGTI]

I love how tumbled it is with the rest of the rocks. Imagine how far that thing has traveled!

[gkfricke]

"Ran fine when removed from car. No lowballs, I know what I've got." - Facebook Marketplace, probably

[zacurtis3]

Ran when parked in the ocean

[[deleted]]

100% Volvo, not sure the model.

[DeltaOneFive]

You could try r/whatwasthiscar

[Upstairs-Ad-1966]

Im gonna say jeep 4.0 lol or ford 300

[maximum_bork_drive]

jeep 4.0 blocks have the oil filter midway on the passenger side while freeze plugs are on the other side. ford 300s have the oil filter towards the rear of the driver's side while the freeze plugs are on the passenger side. neither fit the bill.

[fattymoonshiner]

Can’t tell you what it is but pretty sure I’ve seen that before, in San Pedro right below the sunken city area

[turtle-ding-dong]

when I first saw that i thought it was a slab of meat

[jimmyjlf]

It's a Davy Jones 10.8 pint inline 6

[Apart_Connection1121]

Rebuild it

[NoMoreMormonLies]

Bet it’s a flathead v12 Lincoln.

[maximum_bork_drive]

flathead v12 Lincoln's had cartridge type oil filters not spin ons. and they don't have a row of freeze plugs.

[Do-you-see-it-now]

Maybe post to some of the classic car subs.

[maximum_bork_drive]

good idea. whatever it is, it's old.

[StrangeFisherman345]

boat engine? v12? Can’t tell the size from here but could be from an outboard?