[SEL] V12 GMC

[John Culp]

> I believe these are same GM gasoline engines that the Air  Force used 
> in
> their Minuteman transporters.  They used gasoline engines  instead of 
> diesel
> because of availability of gasoline versus diesel fuel in some  of the 
> remote
> launch sites.  The transporter had  3- 4 MPG  rating.  At some of the 
> sites in the
> mid west had to be fueled in route to  the launch area.  If I remember
> correctly, the transporters had a fuel  capacity of 120 gallons.
> I don't remember the cubic inch displacement.  However,  12 cylinder 
> was
> actually two 6 cylinder engines in tandem.  At the  beginning of the 
> program, they
> had many drive line/transmission problems.

Sounds like a cool engine!

John Culp
Bristol, Tennessee, USA