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General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: shadetree77 on November 07, 2015, 05:44:18 PM

Title: Differences Between Manual Trans Engine & Auto Engine?
Post by: shadetree77 on November 07, 2015, 05:44:18 PM
Been looking for a new engine for my '53. I discovered lots of cracks in the block during the tear down. Fellow forum member here has a manual trans engine out of a '54 that I might be able to go get. My car is a Hydramatic car. Can anyone tell me what I will need to do to make the manual trans motor work with my Hydramatic? I still have everything from my original motor so getting the right parts is not a problem. I just need to know which parts differ between the two engines.
Title: Re: Differences Between Manual Trans Engine & Auto Engine?
Post by: dpledger on November 07, 2015, 10:12:45 PM
Main things are crank and flywheel., so if you have everything from the hydro engine you should be able to piece it together.
Title: Re: Differences Between Manual Trans Engine & Auto Engine?
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on November 08, 2015, 06:38:47 AM
You will need the 1951 Illustrated Kaiser parts book and the 1952-53 Kaiser Supplement (preferably the one with the 1953 cover date as it contains updates not in the 1952 dated version of the supplement) to verify all the other parts.
Title: Re: Differences Between Manual Trans Engine & Auto Engine?
Post by: 9389 on November 15, 2015, 03:39:50 PM
hydromatic crank will fit standard block no problem. Hydromatic crank has different size hole and diameter on back end of crank but rest fits. Flywheel different. Concur use standard block but hydro crank flywheel