A series engine Help

[A Beast]

I have a A series RB44 with a 4 cylinder engine, turbo and a Minimec inline pump. Is this correct? the engine looks like the six cylider in a D series but shorter. Would this be a 2.5 or a 3.5?.
It came to me as forestry crane and just to confuse things it has has the cab of a VW LT 35. so we call it the UNIDOG

[madmark]

it sounds like a york 2.4cc

[A Beast]

it sounds like a york 2.4cc

Is the Turbo Stadard

[madmark]

no mate not attal,never seen a turbo york,but if you say minnimec pump then that was oftern fitted to the york engine!
have you got a photo?

[A Beast]

I'll ty an get photo posted tommorow. closer look suggests turbo not original. The vehicle didnt have a exhaust when i got it. Never bean regestered on the road and I dont suppose the trees bothered about the noise in the forest

[madmark]

[manandvan]

hi ive never seen a turbo on a 2.4. york engine! you say it looks like a ford d engine but shorter? it could be a 4cyl d series engine which does have the minimec pump also, i would know it if i saw a picture, if it is then it is 4.2 litre and the turbo has been added.

[peter1975]

YORK 2.4 when i used to drive a series with that lump the only way it would start was with easy start

[billybun]

3.5 has 6 pots

[billybun]

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YORK 2.4 when i used to drive a series with that lump the only way it would start was with easy start

the last york ...... one that had a glow plug in each pot started straight away,early ones it was found the timing marks where not spot on on the crank and by playing about a couple of teeth on the belt you could get it to go off the glow plug with no easy start

[oldyellar]

Saw a work engined mk1 camper on ebay last year it had a turbo added to it

[manandvan]

i,m working on the fact that in his original post he says it looks like a d series engine but shorter, there was a 4 cyl version 255 engine of the dorset series.

[manandvan]

in theory the 2.5 d.i. turbo would bolt straight on to the york engine.

[A Beast]

Hi all thanks for the posts,

I have bean busy so not had much time on the Beast.

The engine was a 4 cylinder York in a RB 44. We have replaced the engine with a Perkins 4203 and ZF Box, The Renolds Baughton transfer box was shot so it has bean replaced with a transfer box out of a late dodge 50 RB 44 a bit of a chop and weld job and shorten a prop.
If all goes to plan the chassis and running gear will be done soon and it will probbably end up with the Crewcab of a LDV convoy and a Hiab.

It is a Hienz 57 ford A series hence it gets called the UnIdog of my mates

[manandvan]

you should speak to woodseller on here, he,s got an rb44, you 2 could probably help each other.