Help! Need help to ID this Continental block

[bsbrum]

Long story short, I got a short block and parts along with my basket case MF65 - which has a Continental G176 with a connecting rod that decided it wanted to see daylight.

So I started going through all the parts and was about to mount up the short block to an engine stand when bells started going off ... it's not the right block!

I have a call up to my cousin to see if we picked up the wrong block, but I don't think we did - I think it was just the wrong one to begin with. It's a Continental - I am pretty sure of that, but I cannot identify it - the ID plate is gone, replaced with what looks like a stamp from being rebuilt (12 - 21 - 88).

Any Continental gurus watching this that can help me get an ID on this thing?

 

[bsbrum]

Okay ... I figured it out. The markings on the block are "G 193 A" - it's a Continental G193 - used in air compressors and forklifts. :-/ I have a complete engine in parts. Maybe I can sell it for something to put toward picking up a new G176? Mystery solved.

 

[DJ54]

Just a quick Google search came up with the G193A block as being an industrial engine. One parts site listed is as like used in forklifts, and air compressors.

 

[DJ54]

Dang..., almost beat you to posting it..., LOL...

 

[flyerdan]

I've got a G 193 in the forklift, info on them is nearly impossible to come by, at least on the internet. Parts are quite expensive as well. Mine has a bad #3 cylinder which causes it to smoke and foul the plug often, was why it was so cheap. As little as I use it, I just live with it as it would probably cost around three times what I paid for it to fix it right.

 

[bsbrum]

Dang flyerdan - I have everything - carb, pistons, distributor, rods, crank, cam, head, valves, springs, etc, etc, etc. If we weren't a country apart (OR <-> OH), maybe I could help you out.

 

[bsbrum]

Well - thanks all for the input.

I just posted it on Craigslist for what I think is pretty reasonable.

I may try to repair the G176 block I have - but I also just saw one for sale for $375 - so if I can sell the G193, I have some pretty good options.