Re: Dodge slant 6 installing instructions

Posted by G-MAN on August 24, 2002 at 09:38:10 from (206.106.139.74):

In Reply to: Dodge slant 6 installing instructions posted by Bill on August 24, 2002 at 08:03:17:

It will not be as simple as just bolting it in. Just like was mentioned in the responses in your other post, it's going to take some doing. Just because the engine will physically fit between the frame rails width-wise and length-wise does not mean that it's going to be a piece of cake to install. There will be issues with linkages, the clutch, cooling system - a radiator made to cool a 30 hp tractor engine may not be able to keep up with a 100 or whatever hp slant-six, mounting the engine, clearance for the oil pan, and umpteen other things that will have to be figured out and corrected as you go along. A governor was mentioned a few times. I would assume that you would have to use some type of belt operated governor to limit engine speed, unless the idea of careening down the road at 45 or 50 mph on an old tractor thrills you. Then you have to deal with the fan and making sure it will clear the radiator, which may require moving the radiator, which may require moving some other component. Do you see how one thing is going to hinge on another and so forth? Then you also have to consider the addition of the extra horsepower. Do you plan to pull the tractor? Is the drivetrain of the tractor up to the extra horsepower? Will you be able to put the extra power to the ground?
I guess my main point is that just because you happen to have an engine laying around, it might not be the best idea in the world to try to install it in a tractor. You could take that engine and build your own tractor. There have been hundreds of those "doodlebugs" built with old car, tractor and truck parts. That would allow you to use a transmission or transmissions that easily connect to your engine. You could design and assembly everything as you go, rather than having to remove and install something 20 times until it fits right. It's been my experience that it's usually easier, cheaper and quicker to engineer something to do a specific task, rather than re-engineer something to do something it wasn't intended for. IF you do decide to put that engine in a tractor, get out your tape measure and get the basic measurements of the engine. Then start looking at and measuring old tractors until you find one that closely approximates what you need. My two cents and good luck with whatever you decide to do.

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