Info needed on some smaller kind of obscure diesel engines

[Aaronw]

I doubt any of these are available even in resin, but I'm hoping maybe someone knows a bit about them.

I've looking for info on the following

Detriot Diesel 6V53

Detroit Diesel 8.2L "Fuel Pincher"

Cummins CF-160/C-160/C-180

Caterpillar 1140, 1145, 1150 and 1160

Ford of GB Dagenham and Dorsett

Perkins 6.354

If it exists in some form great, otherwise anything would be great, even just a short history of the engine. There really isn't a lot out there on the internet for most of these. I'm making a last gasp effort here before hunting down shop manuals on ebay (kind of expensive just to get some good drawings).

Suggestions for a starting point (similar engine that could be tweaked), history of the engine (and relationship to others) diagrams etc. Whatever might be useful.

The Cat is probably the easiest, I understand the main difference between these and the 3208 is the fuel injection system, so it is probably just working with the engine in the AMT L series Ford.

The Dagenham, Dorsett and Perkins are probably the least common over here being British (but offered in Ford & Ddge trucks). I understand they were also used in tractors and marine applications so I'm hoping to get lucky and find out there is a diecast, toy or some such with a decent replica of the engine.

The Cummins and the two Detroit engines don't seem to have been very popular with their builders as I can find little info on them.

Thanks

[scale trucker]

if i get time ..at work we have a cat 1140 ill take some pics..

[Aaronw]

That would be great. I'm not positive but I think the only real difference important in 1/25 is the fuel injection. I have a technical drawing showing the injection system, but without the context of it on the motor it is hard for me to make sense of it.

Also if that 1140 happens to be in a Ford C cab, I would be very interested to see where the air compressor is located. I was swapping the 3208 from the Louisville into a C-cab, but the air compressor must be located in a different spot in the two trucks since the cab won't come down with it in the location shown in the Louisville instructions.

Thanks

Edited August 29, 2011 by Aaronw

[scale trucker]

yes it was in a c600 i think was a fuel truck that we started to cut up for scrap..