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Originally posted by chris vickery
Is the B60 engine a fairly reliable beast? What are the possibilities of a cracked block?
Finally is a B60 Humber truck motor the same as used in the feret? I know there are the ancilliaries to swap, anything else to worry about?
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Chris,
They are pretty reliable motors, providing the side exhaust valve clearances are not neglected. Cracked block......its difficult to say from here, but I would remove the head and lay a straight edge over its face, that should show you where the problem is.
A Humber B60 motor will have to have the sump and oil pumps exchanged, as the Ferret is dry sump with a scavenge pump to return oil to tank. The other major thing is to swap the flywhels, Ferret has fluid coupling and Humber a clutch. The rest is only minor fittings.
Richard