Jay,
I just found out about this here. This was my first post.
I am planning on a rebuild soon or as soon as the bucket stops working. I get lots and lots of wear metals in my oil analysis after only 50 hours time.
Bore and Stroke are identical. 4.4 bore and 4.4 stroke for both.
The timing gear for the distributor uses is the same gearing and mount for the diesel pump. I would need a pump and gear.
I am not sure about the rods but according to the ford tech I spoke with they are exact too. He said the pistons differed. The book says the gasser has 3 compression rings and one oil control ring. The gasser has one less compression ring. With the exception of the additional ring the two pistons even look alike.
I would be replacing pistons though as I will probably try 10 over if all looks ok in there.
You guys are correct in that the starter is about a half inch larger!
I never spoke to anyone about the camshaft but I was figuring to replace that as well on the rebuild. Even though the specs for this are identical to the gasser.
Cooling system. The diesel and gasoline cooling system are the same size.
It is certainly tempting !.
I figure I will need pistons anyway because I will probably have to bore the cylinders to get rid of any taper. I hear piston slap already so I know it must be bored. There is a good chance the cam is toast too and it will need new lifters.
I figure it might be possible to find a head and an intake manifold somewhere for this unit. Then some injectors and a pump. With that out of the way It would leave me with only a starter to find. I would have to rebuild the head on my current unit too so I was hoping I would offset some costs as long as I could find what I was looking for. This may be the needle in a hundred haystacks though.
If the diesel by itself was cheaper or easier to find I would be very happy to go that route too.
Rat
It is a yellow ford not a blue one.
It is an industrial tractor. with a Simms Cover and a Farm Factory Corporation Loader Materials Bucket.
It can be seen here next to my other favorite Ford:
http://www.ford-diesel.com/photos/getphoto.php3?262
It is painted John Deere Yellow. Not my choice. I preferred the Ford color.
Keith
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