Put a 230 -57 in a dodge kingsway -51

[szebban]

Hi

 

I got my hands on a 230 flathead 6 from a 1957, its the same sized block 23" as my original engine. it Came with a automatic gearbox but i will not use that, i want to stay with my original 3-speed manual gearbox. Now to my question, will my original gearbox fit on this engine i got all the parts from the original engine so i guess i can move them and get it to work with the new engine?

[dpollo]

You will have to change the front mount plate , timing cover and water pump to the ones from your original engine,

including the pulleys.   Also , use the flywheel  and starter from the original engine with your bell housing.  1957-9

have a different tooth count.  

The temperature gauge bulb may not fit the head so you can either change the head or put the bulb in a tee in the heater line.

 

Make sure the crankshaft has a pilot shaft bushing installed. It may not since automatics don't use them.  Other than those items,

it is a bolt for bolt swap.

[dpollo]

 I am curious that your car has the 23 inch engine . It must have been built in Detroit for export.  Most every Kingsway 

I have seen is Canadian made and uses the 25 inch engine . Basically a Plymouth in disguise. If it has a 4 bolt crankshaft, 

you need to check ring gear positioning discussed elsewhere in the forum.  Don Coatney offered the best solution.

[szebban]

Thnx for the answer, so far Iam all good. I Will move the front mount plate,waterpump, pulleys, timming cover, starter and bellhousing.

Iam pretty new on this engine, but i guess it Will go smoth. Wanna tell me more about the crankshaft pilot shaft bushing ?

The information i got about the car is that its put together in sweden think it was ANA in Nyköping. I got a plate in the enginebay that says so.

[dpollo]

The crankshaft pilot bearing is an oilite bushing lightly pressed into the end of the crankshaft to support the transmission input shaft.

Just check to see that your replacement engine has one since the automatics do not need this bushing.

They are mostly all the same for many years.  To remove a bushing, fit a piece of round stock to the bushing

even wood will do if it fits snugly, fill the space behind the bushing with grease or even water, then strike the

end of the round stock.  The resulting pressure will force the bushing out of the crankshaft and it can be re-used.

 

Interesting that the car was assembled in Sweden.  I know that this was done before WW 2.

[szebban]

Alright then i understand, thanks for the information. Then maybe i can take it from my old engine and put it on the new one.

I Will take a picture of The sign mest time Iam in the garage

Edited March 12, 2016 by szebban