642 Ford engine.

[t28c34]

I have a 642 with the ford engine. What can anyone tell me about that engine? I thought i heard somewhere what car had the same engine. I would like to find one to rebuild and have ready to swap out in my 642. I dont have the time to pull mine out and rebuild it, and get it back in right away. My engine right now runs ok, It has its oil leaks, carb problems. But there are bad exhaust leaks in the manifold in several places at the head. One of the cylinder has broken studs, so it will be a fight replacing with out pulling the engine to make it easier.

 

[OldMachinist]

Ford 1498 industrial engine based on the British Ford Kent engine. Some of the external components are the same as the Ford Fiesta engines. It was used in several brands of industrial equipment like Tennant or Advance floor sweepers.

 

[Hotrod1830]

Ford 1498 industrial engine based on the British Ford Kent engine. Some of the external components are the same as the Ford Fiesta engines. It was used in several brands of industrial equipment like Tennant or Advance floor sweepers.

The Ford Pinto and Mercury capri used the Ford 1.6 and the long blocks are identical. Your intake, exhaust manifold and oil pan will have to be reused. As OM mentioned, some industrial applications used this engine as well.

 

[craigb93]

The Ford Pinto and Mercury capri used the Ford 1.6 and the long blocks are identical. Your intake, exhaust manifold and oil pan will have to be reused. As OM mentioned, some industrial applications used this engine as well.

Not quite. Many parts, such as pistons for a Pinto will fit the Kent/ Cortina motor used in 642/742 Bobcats. My 742 has a set of Pinto pistons in it. But.................the Pinto is an OHC belt driven motor whereas the Cortina is a OHV pushrod chain driven motor. (From having owned two of each.) Can't speak to the rest of the similarities in the short blocks.

 

[Hotrod1830]

Not quite. Many parts, such as pistons for a Pinto will fit the Kent/ Cortina motor used in 642/742 Bobcats. My 742 has a set of Pinto pistons in it. But.................the Pinto is an OHC belt driven motor whereas the Cortina is a OHV pushrod chain driven motor. (From having owned two of each.) Can't speak to the rest of the similarities in the short blocks.

My bad. I should have specified. 71-73 Ford pinto and 70-72 Mercury capri used the 1.6 Kent OHV engine. The same as the Ford Cortina. Later models used the 2.0 OHC engine, which is a different engine. The Ford Fiesta is an updated version of the Kent to be used in front wheel drive applications. Although it does share alot of parts with the former engines, not all parts are interchangable and it is not a drop in replacement.

 

[Hotrod1830]

My bad. I should have specified. 71-73 Ford pinto and 70-72 Mercury capri used the 1.6 Kent OHV engine. The same as the Ford Cortina. Later models used the 2.0 OHC engine, which is a different engine. The Ford Fiesta is an updated version of the Kent to be used in front wheel drive applications. Although it does share alot of parts with the former engines, not all parts are interchangable and it is not a drop in replacement.

Edit, the 2.0 ohc was an option to the 1.6 ohv, but was standard after the 1.6 was dropped.

 

[j-jock]

My bad. I should have specified. 71-73 Ford pinto and 70-72 Mercury capri used the 1.6 Kent OHV engine. The same as the Ford Cortina. Later models used the 2.0 OHC engine, which is a different engine. The Ford Fiesta is an updated version of the Kent to be used in front wheel drive applications. Although it does share alot of parts with the former engines, not all parts are interchangable and it is not a drop in replacement.

I have a 720 Bobcat and the Wisconson engine was trashed. I swapped in a 67 1600 Cortina engine and because I didn't have any of the Bobcat parts, I drilled the automotive flywheel to accept the drive for the pump, used the standard exhaust manifold, and made a radiator that mounded above the engine. I found that the rotation of the engine is opposite to that of the Wisconson, so I had to match the rotation of the pump to the rotation of the engine. I also needed to find a new set of 743 pipes that connect from the pumps to the drive motors, but couldn't find any. As a result, my forward and aft controls are backward. For me, this is not a problem, but an experienced Bobcat operator will end up in the funny farm if they don't put in the proper pipes. I did this swap in 1984, and am still using the machine today. Bob

 

[Tazza]

I have a 720 Bobcat and the Wisconson engine was trashed. I swapped in a 67 1600 Cortina engine and because I didn't have any of the Bobcat parts, I drilled the automotive flywheel to accept the drive for the pump, used the standard exhaust manifold, and made a radiator that mounded above the engine. I found that the rotation of the engine is opposite to that of the Wisconson, so I had to match the rotation of the pump to the rotation of the engine. I also needed to find a new set of 743 pipes that connect from the pumps to the drive motors, but couldn't find any. As a result, my forward and aft controls are backward. For me, this is not a problem, but an experienced Bobcat operator will end up in the funny farm if they don't put in the proper pipes. I did this swap in 1984, and am still using the machine today. Bob

Nice job, even better to hear it still going strong.
Couldn't you have swapped the connectors at the drive motors to reverse direction to match the sticks?

 

[t28c34]

The Ford Pinto and Mercury capri used the Ford 1.6 and the long blocks are identical. Your intake, exhaust manifold and oil pan will have to be reused. As OM mentioned, some industrial applications used this engine as well.

So anyone know where to find a engine around the northern Illinois area? What year Ford Pinto or fiesta engine I should be looking for?

 

[antfarmer2]

So anyone know where to find a engine around the northern Illinois area? What year Ford Pinto or fiesta engine I should be looking for?

Look for a small dirt race track those guys use a lot of them