M35A1 vs M35A2 ?????

[therbert]

Is there any differnce betweek the A1 and A2 models? Are most of the parts exchangable?

Thanks

 

[mdlbldrmatt135]

The -A1 didn't have a verticle exhaust.................Smaller tail lights.......... Naturally aspirated Engine........

Chassis and other parts should be the same....for the most part

 

[therbert]

Thanks..

 

[DavidB]

M35A1 had the smaller ld427 engine A2 are the ld465s.
DavidB

 

[acetomatoco]

Yup... old Smokie.... the LDS427 with the horizontal exhaust... We could knock Comrade off his bicycle at 15 feet...cough cough.....

 

[jatonka]

And the M35A1 was seriously turbo'd. The 427 uses a large turbo for power, not to clean the air. Mine is still going strong, drawing 8 to 9 tons of slate and gravel regularly. 2500 rpm max, check the oil and antifreeze, adjust the valves once a year. Runs like heck, smokes like h&%l !!!!!

 

[nattieleather]

A2 had the spring driver seat and A1s had the crate seat. Spring seat nicer...

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

My M52 smokes like a crop sprayer my son had to back off about a mile of be overcome by the fumes. Was the LD 427 a low compression engine?

 

[DDoyle]

To my knowledge - there is no LD427. There is a LDS-427 - the first Multifuel, and the S standing for turboSupercharger. As John mentioned earlier - that turbo was to make HP - not clean the exhaust as was the case with the later LDT.

The M35A1 had a box seat - and so did the M35, and so did the M35A2 until about 1969 or so (have to dig through a lot of paperwork to pin that down closer.

HTH,
David Doyle

 

[m16ty]

This disscusion begs the question, Has anyone ever put a LDS427 turbo on a LDT465? If so what was the power increase?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Visually, the LDS427 turbo looks alot like the turbo that was used on the early LDS465 engines. Later versions and through replacement, the bigger 5 ton turbos got swapped out.