Rob F.
Diamond
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2012
- Location
- California, Central Coast
HELP
I have an older caterpillar V40B forklift with a Continental F163 flathead engine in it (propane). It is a Towmotor Caterpillar aprox 1974-76? if I remember, will double check I am setting up to give it a tune up and valve adjustment. I have not done this on this machine since getting it a year or so ago. After spending a long time looking for timing marks in the standard places i need to ask for help.
How do you time this engine, I can not find anything that resembles anything like marks or pointer.
The engine is very clean so no issues with inches thick oil dust crud to hide/preserve things. The "front" of the engine where the pulleys are has the hyd pump straight off the end of the crankshaft- NO drive pulley there at all, seems to be gear driven pulley or a camshaft driven pulley that runs the accessories. On the other end is an adapter plate that has NO window fo the standard flywheel timing set up. The only holes in this cast plate are for the starter motor and a small cover plate tucked up right behind the oil pan, looks like bolt access to get the flywheel off.
I have looked on line at the caterpillar manuals for similar machines but they just have standard generic info about crank pulley or flywheel window, I have neither.
Does anyone here have experience with such a beast? I can show pics but worry they will not be much help. The guys at the cat dealer were not even born when this was new.
Thank you
Rob
I have an older caterpillar V40B forklift with a Continental F163 flathead engine in it (propane). It is a Towmotor Caterpillar aprox 1974-76? if I remember, will double check I am setting up to give it a tune up and valve adjustment. I have not done this on this machine since getting it a year or so ago. After spending a long time looking for timing marks in the standard places i need to ask for help.
How do you time this engine, I can not find anything that resembles anything like marks or pointer.
The engine is very clean so no issues with inches thick oil dust crud to hide/preserve things. The "front" of the engine where the pulleys are has the hyd pump straight off the end of the crankshaft- NO drive pulley there at all, seems to be gear driven pulley or a camshaft driven pulley that runs the accessories. On the other end is an adapter plate that has NO window fo the standard flywheel timing set up. The only holes in this cast plate are for the starter motor and a small cover plate tucked up right behind the oil pan, looks like bolt access to get the flywheel off.
I have looked on line at the caterpillar manuals for similar machines but they just have standard generic info about crank pulley or flywheel window, I have neither.
Does anyone here have experience with such a beast? I can show pics but worry they will not be much help. The guys at the cat dealer were not even born when this was new.
Thank you
Rob