The Story of The Hurricane Engine Brochure

4 Comments

1. Vernon HaggardJanuary 22, 2018 at 8:05 PM

   PROBABLY THE GREATEST ENGINE EVER MADE --- CHEVY SMALL BLOCK V-8 , CLOSE SECOND --- DELMAR ROOS DID US JEEPERS RIGHT --- CASE IN POINT --- I LAST REBUILT MY F-4 134 IN 1974 --- ITS IN A WILLYS 1948 MODEL 4WD TRUCK --- NEVER DID USE THE L-4 134 , IT HAD A BAD CYLINDER WALL AND WAS LAYING IN A FIELD IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WHEN I BOUGHT IT , 1972 --- HUMBOLDT COUNTY , CALIF --- ON A FARM NEAR PATRICKS POINT STATE PARK --- 150 BUCKS --- THE F-4 134 HASNT SKIPPED A BEAT SINCE THE 1974 COMPLETE REBUILD --- ITS A MIRACLE OF AMERICAN ENGINEERING KNOW-HOW !!! --- PS , I HAVE A ****LOAD OF F-6 161'S WAITING TO GO IN JEEPSTERS , 2WD WAGONS AND SEDAN DELIVERYS --- MR ROOS WAS THE DEVELOPER OF THAT ENGINE ALSO ...
2. JimmmmmmmJanuary 22, 2018 at 8:28 PM

   I love how one of the head bolts is inside the “manifold” directly under the carburetor.
3. Vernon HaggardJanuary 23, 2018 at 2:23 AM

   HAHAHAHA --- THE HURRICANE 4 IS LIGHT BREEZE --- MY POST ABOVE IS 55% BULLCRAP --- THE HURRICANE 4 IS SO UNDERPOWERED ITS ACTUALLY --- DANGEROUS !!! --- I HAD A CALIF HIGHWAY PATROL PULL ME OVER BECAUSE I WAS GOING TOO SLOW ON A FLAT , SEA LEVEL HIGHWAY --- HOW BOUT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON U.S. 101 IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY TOWING A 49 JEEPSTER AND HAD TO USE LOW RANGE ??? --- ON A MAJOR FREEWAY ??? --- 72 BHP --- I ALWAYS SAID I'D BE HAPPY IF I HAD ABOUT --- 20 MORE HORSES ???
4. Dan B.January 24, 2018 at 7:26 AM

   Vernon, I grew up in Humboldt County. Thanks for the trip back in time.