I asked that same question from the guy I got them from and he 4440 or something like that. Any John Deere dealer could tell you (or me) in a flash. And I would think they would have been used on more than one model anyway. I also think they were used by other implement manufacturers as was Ford 300 sixes.......another really good inliner.
4440 is a diesel tractor, but there were 4400-6600 combines, thats probably right. Im pretty sure they were made in the late 60's through the 70's.
4400 and 6600 are the combine models you are looking for, but be warned a lot of these will be cracked. The radiators on these combines filled with trash and the motor would heat but nobody noticed because they were trying to get the corn in. Another place to look while you're in corn country is irrigation wells. I know my grandpa used only 292's on his wells, I'm sure there were others like him.
The integrated 250 L-6 heads are junk. When the head on my daughters' Camaro cracked I couldn't even find one at all. The junkies all said "take a number" or replace it with the separate components. I got the girls each another car and sold the dead six one to my next door neighbor who installed a V8 and Auto and drove it another 10 years until it rotted to nothing and then his girlfriend totaled it.
292! I'm putting together a 292/T-5 setup to go into my 50 Chevy. Lets just say I spent more traveling to pick up the motor than it cost me to buy it. (A broken down truck didn't help!)
Massey Ferguson 410 combines used the 292 Chevy as well. My father had a 510 when I was a pup. It had dual straight pipes that ran along the grain tank, fed by a mighty 327. Boy did that have a nice sound. She sure barked when it hit a slug of wheat and the governor opened her up!
Blown,injected 292 .030 over, Clifford headers, Clifford intake,MSD distrbutor and 6AL box, Comp Cams .512 blower grind cam.Comes complete with EFI computer ready to go.Very quick GeminiEFI
http://www.stoveboltengineco.com/acartpro/product.asp?productid=138 Theses are for PU but sounds like he has car too.
I like 292s I only recall owning one that I slid into a '41 pickup but I liked it real well. No I don't have an inline 6 for sale and no, no one ever went to hell for making one faster. You could always put any small block under the hood and just don't tell anyone what ya got, its called sleeping.
If you want to keep your torque tube and stock 3 on the tree, you could go with a '54-'63 235/261 cui. 6 cylinder. They bolt right in and there are lots of aftermarket parts for them. I've owned a few and really like them. Fenton headers and glass packs make a real mean cackle...
How "cool and different" will these engines be in a few years when everybody runs one? then you might call them "boring and normal". Not to mention "slow". Just my humble opionion.
stock rods with polished and shot-peened beams and good bolts will handle any street motor. Cast pistons are easy to get. LPG pistons will give you a little more compression. Forged pistons are a little harder to come across.
not sure of the motor mount set up you have in yours now, but the 292 has off set mounts. 2 passenger and one midway up the drivers side. and yeah it should bolt up to any small block bolt pattern. correct me if im wrong though.
i wouldnt go as far to say their slow. you can make a really mean inline with some head work, cam, and a double pumper. not hard to make em hang with the guys with small blocks if you put some time into your motor.
I've had mine since I built my car. 292, .030 over, 270 wolverine Cam, Ported, Polished, 3x2 Holley Webers and of course Langdon's Split Manifold. coupled with a NWC T-5 from a v8 Camaro and 10 bolt Nova rear. Unbelievable smooth power and loads of torque!
Production of the 292 engine was shifted to Mexico in 1980. These engines are assumed to be non-rebuildable because of the core shifts and porous metal. Used in tractors and UPS trucks where they were just replaced when worn. Beware of the Mexican 292.
My vote is for the inline. The 250/292s are longer than the original 216. Will require relocating the rad or reworking the firewall.
I use a lot of the 250 engines. they are lots better than the 235 and 261 engines. I have three 292 engines and they are great in bigger trucks but they consume a lot of fuel. The 250,s are lighter weight and will still pull pretty good. My 66 GMC 1/2 ton has a 250 with a SM420 granny four speed and a Dana 44 with 334 rear gears and tall 16 inch tires and It still pulls really well and will run down the road and stay with traffic easily.
Sent you a PM. You can use a truck three speed set that's up an enclosed driveline, but you also have to use a later bellhousing, and the throwout fork is't in the right place. You can adapt clutch linkage using a few links of chain to make up for the wrong geometry. A few guys have redrilled a later bellhousing to adapt to the early trans. There's a lot of info regarding this swap over on ChevyTalk.Org, in the 49-54 forum. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.
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