perkins 4 cyl turbo diesel

[nolan2010]

I did a little researching and didn't find much. Has anyone ever put one of these in a 60?
Is there an adapter out there?
Any help would be appreciated

 

[KXP7]

perkins

I had a buddy put onein his willys he fabbed alot of the parts needed i think he put a turbo on it also.

 

[inkpot]

Google it up and you can find all the specs. Most of their engines arre showing less than 100 horse, until you get tinto the 1206 series which runs 134 - 225 horse. Be careful which engines you are interested in, as many of the industrial ones are designed to perform at just one speedl. Automotive/truck apps tend to do better off idle and under acceleration. Now owned by Caterpillar, I think. John

 

[slcfj62]

The smoothest engine I ever heard running was a Perkins 3 cylinder engine in a welder. I doubt if any of their engines were ever made for vehicles.

 

[ntsqd]

Forklift at the plant has a Perkins in it. Most of the diesel Series Rovers are Perkins from I understand. Just not a common vehicle engine in the US.

 

[doug720]

Made a lot of vehicle engines, just not many in the US. Good engines, but parts are expen$ive and can be hard to get. Dave at S&W Diesel Service in Wilmington, CA knows these engines well and has parts.

Doug

 

[Kynot62]

Common to find Perkins in boats. I think John is right about Cat owning them right now. Even Cummins owned Perkins at one time.

Not as rare as you might think. Buddy has a six cylinder turbo in a jeep pickup that will go over mountain passes pulling a large trailer at 70mph...

Tony

 

[nolan2010]

"out of a 2003 or 2004 cat skid steer 2.216 cu nice for small 4x4 or for power supply or if you have a skid steer that needs a motor have spare parts whith it"

I found it on Criagslist, it's 1,000 obo.
I'd be interested but am new to diesels.

 

[Kynot62]

Too small for a wagon. The smallest B series was almost 3L and my 3B in my BJ60 is 3.4L which is probably the smallest old style non turbo I would consider. Toyota used 2L but that was in mini trucks.

Check the diesel forum. Lots of knowledge there.

Tony

 

[Mark W]

The T4.236 (3.9 liter turbodiesel) is rated at 106 HP. It is used in vehicular applications.


I have one of these in an airport tug I will be turning into a moose buggy. I will likely replace it with a 6.354 that I will turbo (factory rated at 165-280 hp depending on how it is set up) and move the T4.236 into one of my '40s.



Mark...

 

[rove_mcanus]

Some diesels used in mazda trucks and buses here are a perkins designed engines. 3.5 litres and 4 litres from memory, with a ten speed gearbox behind. would go nice in a cruiser with a divorced transfer.

Not sure what power they make but they get along ok, and the ten speed makes it easier to drive on hills.

 

[Mark W]

"out of a 2003 or 2004 cat skid steer 2.216 cu nice for small 4x4 or for power supply or if you have a skid steer that needs a motor have spare parts whith it"

I found it on Criagslist, it's 1,000 obo.
I'd be interested but am new to diesels.

I doubt that you would be happy with this motor in a '60 for road and trail use. I think this is a normally aspirated diesel, and it is rated at a peak 50hp at 2800 rpm.


Mark...

 

[specialk396]

Perkins has made diesels for construction industry and the like for a long time. Not very many newer high horse engines in the US, though. Watch out for older Perkins with pre-chamber heads, as the chambers crack and aren't too easy to find. They are British engines, though, so they are required to leave a puddle in your driveway.

 

[lehiguy]

[QUOTE They are British engines, though, so they are required to leave a puddle in your driveway.[/QUOTE]

We refer to that as Jeep pee.