Ferret leak

[Richard Farrant]

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?

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