Diesel swaps for BG

[herkirk]

Hello to all after a long absence.  I was wondering once again about a diesel for my BG.  Did all BGs and BDs have 6 cylinder engines?  And would a Hercules DD298 bolt-up in place of a JXB? Thanks.

[John Schwiebert]

For practical purposes they all had a six. Bery early ones had a 4 cylinder. I would talk you out of DD-298 but you might want to think about a 3400., DD engines are hard to find bearings for and remember Hercules is no longer in  the engine business. See my not on the Perkins.

[herkirk]

John, thanks for your reply.  Its just that I come across old diesels so rarely and almost never have an opportunity to get my hands on one that actually might fit my BG!  In any case, I don't really anticipate rebuilding an engine that I install---I won't live that long!  Cheers.