HG 42 motor trans modification

[kp bullard]

I just bought a "highly modified" HG- 42. Locked or stuck motor, transmission, etc. The motor is a transplant Continental.

If I get the transmission working I've got this idea. Find a 4 cylinder with manual transmission from a small pickup and use it as a new powerplant and stepdown transmission to compensate for the increased motor output RPM.

What do you think? This one is beyond restoration or I'd stick with something more conventional.

Thanks

[walter hudson]

That will work but dont add  too much power and torque.

[kp bullard]

I don't intend to add any. It just seems from other posts that high RPM is the biggest promblem with these engine swaps

[walter hudson]

That is true. You might look for a small diesel engine.

[Bill Seal]

Maybe look into something like a Post Office Jeep or the IHC 2WD Scout.

[kp bullard]

I'm keeping my options open to what ever I can find. I farm so this is a long term project. The IHC idea sounds good though since we run them in the field.

I have been looking more closely at the machine and saw that one of the previous owners changed the front suspension to a single leaf spring operation that pivots in the middle.

It is VERY crudely done but it appears to be a solid workable system.

[Eric Severance]

Those transmissions were famous for getting stuck in two gears at once. Check shifting fork alignment before tearing too far into Transmission problems. Easy fix if that's all it is.

[kp bullard]

Thanks! I suspected as much. As a recovering Ford man I've had more than one transmission and three point cover off just to "push hard" on the shifting fork!

If I ever get the time to get the thing apart I'll let you guys know whats going on.