Eaton lift truck

Martin Reece · Mar 10, 2014

Good day all,
I have an old Eaton/Yale lift truck from , I'm guessing the early seventies.
It has started to have a head gasket issue.
My question. Does the industrial dodge slant six use the same head gasket as a slant six from a pick up or a car? I am having trouble locating a gasket from the fork truck dealer. Can I just go to Napa and buy a early seventies dodge truck gasket?
Thanks Martin

Steve@Advance · Mar 10, 2014

I would think it would be the same. Be worth a try, do some careful comparison, especially the coolant passages. To my knowledge there were only 3 models of that engine, a 170, 198, and a 225.

Steve@Advance · Mar 10, 2014

More trivia... Something I found.

Heavy-duty slant six engines used in industrial and some truck/bus applications used a double-row roller timing chain (but just one chain!), chrome-plated upper piston rings, and other features depending on service duty (polyacrylic valve stem seals, positive valve rotators, stellite-faced exhaust valves, and/or a high-volume oil pump); Rodger also said some fleet cars had these. You can retrofit the double roller chain and gears into car slant sixes, according to some sources; the double row timing chain is NAPA part 9168, used from 1962 to 1975 on the slant six; the sprockets are part S338 and S339.

PS: All models have same bore, head gaskets should interchange.

Martin Reece · Mar 11, 2014

Hi Steve,
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I thought the gaskets should be the same. I have nothing to lose at this point.
Regards Martin

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