Last week, I did a video on a DeSoto 276 Hemi V8, going over the general layout of the engine, comparing it in size to an A/LA series engine and to the other first generation dual rocker shaft engines, and coaxing some life out of what was previously a rusty, seized and sad dead player. When I went to buy that engine, the seller informed me that he also had a Dodge 241 engine in pieces which had come from the same gentleman (who had unfortunately passed away.) Just like the DeSoto, I have no history on this specific engine. I don't know what was wrong with it or why it was taken apart. But I decided to sort through the grimy original components, and attempt to figure out if this engine has potential for a quick budget rebuild - because what's better than one running early Hemi engine on a stand with no immediate plans of installation in a car? Two! Let's dig in.