The engines in newer JD and yanmar are as different as night and day. Yanmar builds engines to John Deere specifications. The intake and exhaust manifolds are on opposite sides of the head. This is the first difference noticable when comparing the engines. The injector is mounted different and doesn't appear to be the same, I'm not sure on that one. There are componants that will exchange, the starter, alternater, possibly the injector. but the castings for the block and head are completely different. I know that the early yanmar built JD's were the same.