I need to find a web site that will tell me more information on this engine. It did not come out of a truck it was marinized for a boat I believe it is reverse or right hand rotation. Is there any website that I can do a search on for an answer?
Sir , I was in the marine repair business for 35 years, the only 2 names that I can think of are Interceptor marine and Dearborn marine. If this engine is right hand rotation the pistons have to be reversed on the connecting rods and the front and rear crankshaft seals must be replaced. That is if you want to convert it to left rotation. Was there any names on the manifold or cooling system hardware? Kenny
Kenny I am not looking to change it over I am actually rebuilding this one but the cam is a little worn and and will be ground at the shop the firing order on the engine is 1,4,2,6,3,5. So clear this up for me the cam, distributor gear & starter have to be reversed too right??? According to a few people I talked they clamed that the transmission reduction gear was changed to make it turn backwards I disagree. If it is firing differant then the engine has to be set up for that. There are no records by ford that they ever made a reverse rotation straight 6. Unless seamaster the ppl who marinized these engines back in the late 60s then were bought out by osco I have checked with both with no luck at all. Would like to find a spare cam for it if I can.
Do you have a starter for it? You would need an entirely different starter as it would need a Bendix set up for the opposite rotation, and the field would be wired differently.
I didn't think about the distributor, but yes distributor, oil pump (maybe, unless the distributor rotation ends up being the same), cam, starter, and possibly other stuff too.
Did they use a chain or gear drive on the cam?
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Sir, Is this a single or dual engine boat ? If you need to keep the (RH)rotation there is another way. Since standard (LH) is easier to work with,Volvo inboard marine engines used a marine clutch that is made to operate either left or right output by connecting the shift cable accordingly, and are available in several ratios ,it has the standard 6 bolt (SAE) marine pattern and will replace the Borg Warner or any other drive. Where are you located ? Kenny
Ford 6 good to know never thought of oil pump the distributer is reverse as well I can make sure by pullind the other one out of the other engine and compare the two.
Kenny I am in scappoose oregon. I will check out this volvo clutch you are referring to sounds pretty east to me will it work on a older velvet touch transmission??? You both can e mail me at clackp72@gmail.com so we can chat about this thanks both of you
Oh yes I do have a starte located they want triple what the normal ones are I am going to have it checked for. Rotation today if under what I can get it for new I will have it rebuilt
That prop would have reverse pitch, usually it's done so the boat is more stable. If both engines are spinning one way, there is more of a tendency to roll towards one side.
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Real trucks have the key on the left FTE Guidelines
On a twin screw (2) engines it propels the boat straighter one runs right one runs left it is they have always done it but with engines this old can be very confusing
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