furiousgeorge Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Hello! I have a ‘50 1 ton that I’m working on (disc breaks, axle swap). I have a good 251 I’m planning on building for it as cash allows, but I’ve been offered a rebuilt industrial engine. He’s getting me the numbers, but knew it had been rebuild around ten years ago and mostly been in storage. It’s from a Massey 44 tractor, and says it has a 3 7/16 bore. My question is; what will I need to make it work in my truck? I have the original 228 that spun a rod bearing for parts. I’m thinking the carb and cam? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinsailor Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Probably also the distributor to get vacuum advance and proper advance curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 ??? No Chrysler engines in 44 Massey tractors that I’ve ever seen, but in some Massey Harris combines they were used. You will likely need your intake/exhaust manifolds to get a downdraft set up and downward exit exhaust, and your carb. 1 tons didn’t come with a vacuum advance distributor that I’ve seen, so you can likely use either or. You will likely need all your pulleys and your engine mounts, most industrial engines had the much larger V belts. It will all fit, so you should have everything you need except new gaskets. Be sure to use your original oil pan too, lots of combines had the reverse sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kencombs Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, 4mula-dlx said: ??? No Chrysler engines in 44 Massey tractors that I’ve ever seen, but in some Massey Harris combines they were used. You will likely need your intake/exhaust manifolds to get a downdraft set up and downward exit exhaust, and your carb. 1 tons didn’t come with a vacuum advance distributor that I’ve seen, so you can likely use either or. You will likely need all your pulleys and your engine mounts, most industrial engines had the much larger V belts. It will all fit, so you should have everything you need except new gaskets. Be sure to use your original oil pan too, lots of combines had the reverse sump. Maybe from a 101 Super, they used 201s and 218s I think, rated at 1800rpm/41hp Edited June 21, 2018 by kencombs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Ya, neither of those would be engines I would consider, they are low on horse power compared to later 251/265 ind engines, and have different pistons etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodTractor Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 If the engine came from a Massey 44-6, that was actually a continental 6 cylinder engine. If you do have an industrial Chrysler engine - no matter what its source - you should probably swap the camshaft to something better for street driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousgeorge Posted June 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 I ended up passing on it. I’ve got enough junk taking up space, and my 251 is in good shape. Thanks for all the info, it’s good to know in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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