Willys Hurricane
Overview
Manufacturer
Also called	F-134 F-161 Mitsubishi JH4, KE31, KE36
Production	1950–1971
Layout
Configuration	F-headStraight-4 and Straight-6
Block material	Cast Iron^[1]
Head material	Cast Iron^[1]
Valvetrain	IOE
Dimensions
Dry weight	470 lb (213 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor
Successor	Jeep Tornado engine

Willys L134 Engine Serial Numbers Identification
Willys L134 Engine Serial Numbers For Sale

The WillysF4-134 Hurricane was an inline-4piston engine and powered the famous Jeep CJ in the CJ-3B, CJ-5, and CJ-6 models. It was also used in the Willys 473 and 475 pickups, wagons, and sedan deliveries. It replaced the Willys Go Devil engine that was used in the MB Jeep and other early Jeep-based models like the Jeepster. This engine was also built by Mitsubishi for their license-built Jeep, as well as other applications.

L134 Engine Block serial numbers: Post Reply. The casting is a very common gear drive version used in nearly every Willys vehicle during the late 40s to early 50s.
Willys 641087 (transition) CJ2A Block. Willys 641087 CJ3A Block. Willys 641087 M38/MC Block. Willy 804380 M38/MC Block.
Most old L-134's got that boost after about 5 or 10 years when you had to plane the head to cure the warp after a blown head gasket. If the engine was rebuilt, it was not unusual for the engine serial number on the water pump boss to get removed when the top of the block got cleaned up as well.

Willys L134 Engine Serial Numbers Identification

Design[edit]

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The Hurricane was based on the earlier Go-Devil flathead engine. To get more power from the engine, the induction system was changed from the Go-Devil's side-valve configuration to an inlet-over-exhaust configuration, or 'F-head'. This allowed the valves to be larger and the combustion chamber to be smaller, improving flow and increasing the compression ratio.^[2] The compression ratio rose from 6.5:1 in the Go-Devil engine to 7.5:1 in the Hurricane engine, although a version of the Hurricane engine was made with a 6.9:1 compression ratio.^[3]

F134[edit]

The L134 Go Devil was updated with the F-head to become the F134 in 1950.^[4]^[5] This engine produced a gross output of 75 hp (56 kW; 76 PS) at 4000 rpm and 114 lb⋅ft (155 N⋅m) of torque at 2000 rpm with a 7.5:1 compression ratio. The gross power and torque outputs fell to 72 hp (54 kW; 73 PS) and 112 lb⋅ft (152 N⋅m) respectively when the engine had a 6.9:1 compression ratio. Bore and stroke dimensions were the same as the L-head engine at 3+1⁄8' x 4+3⁄8' giving 134.2 cu in (2,199 cc).^[3]

The F4-134 was introduced in 1950 in the Jeep Truck.^[4] Vehicles with this engine were given the model designation 4-73.^[6] This engine was not placed in a CJ until the introduction of the CJ-3B in 1953, which had a distinctive high hood to accommodate the much taller engine.^[2] The engine remained in production until 1971, after American Motors Corporation (AMC) purchased Kaiser Jeep.

Applications:

1950–1961 Willys Jeep Truck
1950–1961 Willys Jeep Wagon
1950 Willys-Overland Jeepster
1952–1971 Willys M38A1
1953 Willys 475A Lark
1953–1968 Willys CJ-3B
1955–1971 CJ-5
1956–1971 CJ-6
1965-1967 DJ-5
1966–1971 Jeepster Commando

F161[edit]

The F6-161 Hurricane is an F-head version of the L6-161 Lightning flathead straight six. It was used in the Model 685 Station Wagon.^[7]

BF-161The BF-161 has a 3+1⁄8 inch bore and a 3+1⁄2 inch stroke, a one-barrel carburetor, and an output of 90 hp (67 kW; 91 PS) at 4400 rpm and 135 lb⋅ft (183 N⋅m) of torque at 2000 rpm. Its 161.1 cu in (2,640 cc) displacement features a compression ratio of 7.6:1.^[8]

2600The 2600 was essentially the same BF-161 engine made in Brazil by Willys-Overland's subsidiary, but it had two one-barrel carburetors (simultaneously opened) and had an output of 130 hp (97 kW; 132 PS) at 4400 rpm and 140 lb⋅ft (190 N⋅m) of torque at 2000 rpm. The compression ratio remained 7.6:1.^[8]

3000The 3-liter version is almost identical to the BF-161 engine with the stroke increased to 4 inches (101.6 mm) giving it a displacement of 3,016.5 cc (184.1 cu in).^[8] With a 2-barrel carburetor it produced 140 hp (104 kW; 142 PS) at 4400 rpm and 161 lb⋅ft (218 N⋅m) of torque at 2000 rpm. It also had a slightly higher compression ratio of 8:1.^[8] It initially used a different head with removable intake manifold. Later, after Ford acquired Willys-Overland do Brasil, they reverted the engine to its former head design with integral intake manifold, improved cooling between cylinders 5 and 6 and installed a side-mounted oil filter, instead of the front-mounted, hose connected arrangement used by Willys.

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1961–1962 Willys Aero
1963–1971 Willys Aero 2600
1960-1974 Willys-Overland Jeep and Rural Willys
1968–1971 Willys Itamaraty 3000
1972-1974 Ford Maverick six-cylinder version in Brazil

Super Hurricane[edit]

Super Hurricane engine in 1955 Jeep Willys Utility Wagon

Willys L134 Engine Serial Numbers For Sale

The 6-226 'Super Hurricane'^[9] was an L-head 6-cylinder^[10]^[11] from Continental^[11] with a bore of 3+5⁄16 inches and stroke of 4+3⁄8 inches, giving a displacement of 226.2 cu in (3,707 cc).^[12] Horsepower rating is 105 hp (78 kW; 106 PS) at 3600 rpm or 115 hp (86 kW; 117 PS) at 3650 rpm,^[12] as well as a torque rating of 190 lb⋅ft (258 N⋅m) at 1400 rpm or at 1800 rpm,^[12] depending on the year of production.

Mitsubishi versions[edit]

Mitsubishi built a version of the Hurricane from 1954 as the JH4 (69 hp), mostly for use in their license-built version of the Jeep.^[13] They later developed a 61 PS (45 kW) overhead-valve diesel version of the same, called KE31. This was also turned into a 3.3 liter six-cylinder version with the same internal dimensions, producing 85 PS (63 kW), which was named KE36. These diesel engines were used in the Jeep, but also in a number of light to medium-weight trucks and buses.^[14]

References[edit]

^ ^a^b'Engine Specs - Jeep Engines - Hurricane F-Head 134 I4'. Baeta.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ ^a^bBrown, Arch (1994). 'Chapter Five – Kaiser and the Jeep: 1953-55'. Jeep: The Unstoppable Legend. Publications International. pp.