Posted by Paul in MN on December 29, 2007 at 21:27:00 from (71.210.155.72):
In Reply to: 350/continental posted by Hoss in Maine on December 29, 2007 at 08:59:27:
Hoss,
Don't know if this is true or not, but I was told that the Continental diesel turns in the opposite direction from the gas engines. If this is true, they must have had some way to reverse the motion of the tractor. Possibly this was done by switching the ring and pinion gears around in the rear end. IIRC the big ring gear is towards the left side of the pinion in the gas tractor. The rear end housing should have enough open space to swap that to the right side, and thus the tractor motion is reversed.
Maybe I was told a big bad story?? Anyway, I throw this out for you to check out if you really are considering a swap to the gas engine.
I helped my brother with major engine work on his 202 Massey with the Continental Z 129 gas engine. I felt that both the Ford 8N 120 and the Farmall H 152 were much better designed and built engines. I have no idea whether the Continental diesel was a "industrial" quality diesel or a modified gas engine with castings that were too light for long life. Possibly IH found out the answer as they used the Continental engine for only one or 2 years.
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