SE-Ia Cowman
Well-Known Member
I need some input from Detroit experts.
A customer brought me a 471 Detroit today, it came off a water pump from the local water works and only has 138 hours on it, I assume it is from the 70's. I purchased a jensales manual that is a exact copy of the Detroit service manual. The question is we need to reverse the direction according to the Detroit book it is now in the RB configuration. I need to get it to the LB configuration the book explains the timing and I know I need to move the idler gear to the other side and will have to change the plumbing on the oil pump (IE switch the pick up and pressure to opposite sides of the oil pump) But the book does not cover how to change directions and what parts you need. Will I need a different cam? will the fuel pump work? do I need to put the blower on the other side of the engine?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
A customer brought me a 471 Detroit today, it came off a water pump from the local water works and only has 138 hours on it, I assume it is from the 70's. I purchased a jensales manual that is a exact copy of the Detroit service manual. The question is we need to reverse the direction according to the Detroit book it is now in the RB configuration. I need to get it to the LB configuration the book explains the timing and I know I need to move the idler gear to the other side and will have to change the plumbing on the oil pump (IE switch the pick up and pressure to opposite sides of the oil pump) But the book does not cover how to change directions and what parts you need. Will I need a different cam? will the fuel pump work? do I need to put the blower on the other side of the engine?
Any help would be greatly appreciated