The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Hi

I have recently bought an engine with a FL head and Minimec injection pump. This engine was taken from a Major or a Power Major.

The serial no S554163, casting codes on the engine block is reading FoMoCo and 11 7 66 and on the engine head is 13167.

I assume the engine is produced around 1967.

A few things make this engine different from my other engines:

1) There is no ventilation on the timing cover
2) The suction tube end on the ventilation cover is missing
3) The air filter have the inlet underneath the hood
4) Front mounting plate is missing the bent parts for mounting to the frame. Instead a bracket is screwed on each side


Since I assume this engine is newer than those delivered with the tractors, are this changes part of a devolpment of the engine, or is simply because the engine is put together of bits and pieces from various engines over a periode of time?

Are this type of Front Mounting Plate designed for generators etc, or are they strong enough for tractors?


The rear end of this tractor is located in Norway, and I think the owner want to send it to the scrapyard.
Ferrys nearby to Denmark and England.

Regards Kjetil

Sounds like you have an industrial engine, confirmed by the"S" in the number. It is a New Performance based unit and you would need to swap front plate etc from your tractor.

Problem on the front plate would be if you had the early three bolt fixing cam shaft and horse shoe thrust washer. The later single bolt fixing cam would need a front plate from a NP tractor engine as the thrust washer is part of the plate.