Info needed: JXD versus JXLD

[Big D]

Hi all,

I looked at the JXLD engine a bit more today.

I note that the water pump and distributor arrangement doesn't allow all three mounting bolts for the generator mount to be used. I'm not sure that is a good idea with the weight of that generator. The top lug which attaches to the support on the head had been broken off this mount and I wonder if the two bolt mounting instead of three had contributed to that.

The fuel pump is operated by a pushrod running horizontally from the camshaft across the block. I looked at the JXD blocks I have here and the fuel pump on the other side runs directly off the camshaft.

I've been told by someone else who has run a JXLD in their M8 that the M8/M20 manifold is a bolt on.

I have some JXD water pumps here and it looks like they will just bolt on and mate correctly with the JXLD oil filter holder assembly. What is the purpose of the box between the water pump and the oil filter? I'm looking at fitting a JXD oil filter canister.

Has anyone tried fitting a JXD water pump and M8/M20 distributor? Will the distributor timing 'work itself out' with this engine with it being fitted to the JXD water pump? I'm just wondering how compatible that distributor is with the JXLD engine and how the timing will be affected.

Does anyone have a spare water pump inlet for the M8/M20? The JXLD one is routed differently so I can't use the M8/M20 lower radiator pipe as it is.