Motor Swap Question

[Mysledblows]

Vintage sled question.

Buddy has an ET 340 that ate a rod bearing this weekend. Found a 440 exciter motor. Will the motor from the exciter bolt into the 340 chassis with minimal fabrication or are they totally different animals.

If anyone has a definite answer that would be great.

 

[opsled]

Not sure what your deffinition of "minimal" is but using mine I would say No. There are many differences between the two engines/chassis and although this swap is doable it would not be one I would even consider. Not because of difficulty but because of work needed vs final value/advantage. About the only thing I see as a plus is the fact that both engines are bottom mounted.

Good Luck, opsled

 

[tomseal6]

exhaust in mounted and exits on opposite sides.. Mounting the motor and getting the clutches to line up will be difficult. Motor mounts are way different and I have not touched electrical yet.

Too many obstacles to overcome just to get a sled running