CD-?? Engine cowl

[skanders01]

I could use some input as to what year this cowl was made. It came with a motor stamped as CD-11, but it does not match the cowls of the other CD-11’s or the one CD-12 that I have. Fits the CD-11 it came with just fine.

Thanks,

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Kyle Anderson
Trempeleau, WI
skanders@triwest.net
920-764-0501

[fisherman6]

What is the difference? I thought the cowls from CD-10 thru CD-12 were the same. (I could be wrong) This one appears to have been spray bombed with a darker shade of green at some point in its life, but other than that, it looks like the rest of them to me.
-Ben

OldJohnnyRude on YouTube

[Mumbles]

CD 10’s, 11’s and some early 12’s shared the same hood with the wingnuts on the front half. OMMC was going thru a transition stage then and may have been using up old stock in early ’55.

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[dan-in-tn]

All my wing bolts covers have silver trim. I thought they were early covers? Never have seen a white trim cover with wing bolts. Do they come both ways. I just assumed the silver trim covers were earlier motors. Not sure now?

Dan in TN

[fisherman6]

I have a CD-12 with wing bolts. 😕 It has been repainted at some point so I’m not sure of the original trim color. It is white now but may not have always been. Of course, that engine has been rode hard and put up wet so who knows what may have happened to it along the way. ❓
-Ben

OldJohnnyRude on YouTube

[1946zephyr]

The wing nuts were used through ’54 and about midway ’55. They changed to the slip off type, as you see in mumbles second picture. The intake manifolds are different for each cover type used, as well. I think the later style covers were quieter as well.

[chris-p]

quote t2stroke:

All my wing bolts covers have silver trim. I thought they were early covers? Never have seen a white trim cover with wing bolts. Do they come both ways. I just assumed the silver trim covers were earlier motors. Not sure now?

Dan in TN

I think you are right Dan. The silver trim was for the ’54 and earlier models, with wing nuts. Almost all the ’55 models I have seen were white trim and no wing nuts, but im sure there are some early ones out there from leftover stock from ’54

[skanders01]

Since this stirred up a little interest, and my question yet to be answered, here are some additional cowls from the other 5.5’s I am restoring. The first picture is the front of the original cowling which I am still curious as to it’s year of manufacturer.

The second picture is from my CD-12 (cream trim with wing nut attachment).

The third picture is of the cowling that came with one of my two CD-11’s.

Good point that over the years, pieces/parts may have been intermingled, but looking back and doing some forensic genealogy is half the fun. Again, the cowl in question looks like an outlier to me.

Oops, just previewed and pics are in reverse order, and just found where to attach picture comments. I’m a newbie, so I hope this post works!

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Kyle Anderson
Trempeleau, WI
skanders@triwest.net
920-764-0501

[skanders01]

Well, it almost worked. Second pic is the CD-12 and the last pic is the front of the cowl in question. I am sorry for any confusion I have caused…won’t happen again (I hope).

Kyle Anderson
Trempeleau, WI
skanders@triwest.net
920-764-0501

[1946zephyr]

The silver trim is ’54 and the white trim is early ’55

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