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Well Jason, if this means anything. Tracey feels that the "White" engine is the better built engine. He thinks the "Continental" is the worst of the bunch. I personally like the "Hercules" engines better. I have worked on a lot of older "Hercules" engines. They seem to hold up to industrial use really well.Well, none of this is especially encouraging. I have two White multifuels built in the early 80s.
Mines a mystery engine. If it ever craps out I don't know which manufacturer to blame.I haven't been here as long as a lot of other members, but of all the reading I have done on engine failures on here, White seems to be the most failure prone. I like the Continentals myself.
You know Jake, your right. As most engines have been reworked with parts from who knows where. We probably will never know which engine is the best since we have never seen a complete factory engine.Mines a mystery engine. If it ever craps out I don't know which manufacturer to blame.
No Greg, I literally mean I don't know who made my engine. My data plate just says multifuel. Mine was rebuilt in 91. I guess they pulled the data plate and swapped it for a generic plate. The rebuild plate underneath it has the rod and main bearings listed that they used and a few other bits of info. That's it.You know Jake, your right. As most engines have been reworked with parts from who knows where. We probably will never know which engine is the best since we have never seen a complete factory engine.
Maybe somebody can correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like i have seen the "white" logo casted on some of the intake manifolds before. it might have been the size of a quarter or so. Now if I am correct on some of the intake manifolds having that cast into them, would that mean that the rest of the engine is a white? Not necessarily I don't think because all engine parts are interchangeable no matter what brand.No Greg, I literally mean I don't know who made my engine. My data plate just says multifuel. Mine was rebuilt in 91. I guess they pulled the data plate and swapped it for a generic plate. The rebuild plate underneath it has the rod and main bearings listed that they used and a few other bits of info. That's it.
Missing (,) He said they do interchange.Why wouldn't all the parts interchange?
That would be the most sensible way. Is that how it's done? No idea.I know, I know. Once they go through reman you never really know what you have. I'd like to think every engine was torn down and rebuilt with the same parts individually but I know better.
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