Brian Ross and I were trying to figure this out in another thread. Question is: can you tell a Universal M40 engine at a glance, compared to a Universal 5432?
Is it possible the different casings on the face is a giveaway?
Identification is complicated by the fact that some M40s were built on the Kubota V1501 block, like the 5432, but apparently some M40s were also built on the Kubota V1502.
It would be nice for owners of these popular 32-horse diesels to be able to know what engine they have -- and what the difference is.
This one advertised as "Universal 32-horsepower 4 cylinder diesel:
My 5432 (engine stamped V1501-56609)
MarineCityBrian[/USER]
Apprentice Tinkerer
Today at 1:46 PM
Wait - per this listing it probably is an M40. That uses the Kubota V1501 which has that bolt-on cover on the front:
Brian Ross
1983 Ericson 35-3 Hull #119
"Moonshadow"
Universal M-25
Brian Ross
1983 Ericson 35-3 Hull #119
"Moonshadow"
Universal M-25
Is it possible the different casings on the face is a giveaway?
Identification is complicated by the fact that some M40s were built on the Kubota V1501 block, like the 5432, but apparently some M40s were also built on the Kubota V1502.
It would be nice for owners of these popular 32-horse diesels to be able to know what engine they have -- and what the difference is.
This one advertised as "Universal 32-horsepower 4 cylinder diesel:
My 5432 (engine stamped V1501-56609)
MarineCityBrian[/USER]
Apprentice Tinkerer
Today at 1:46 PM
Wait - per this listing it probably is an M40. That uses the Kubota V1501 which has that bolt-on cover on the front:
Brian Ross
1983 Ericson 35-3 Hull #119
"Moonshadow"
Universal M-25
Brian Ross
1983 Ericson 35-3 Hull #119
"Moonshadow"
Universal M-25
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