2 1/4 diesel bottom end/ petrol head will it fit?

Dude, someone out there knows their onions and im needing to speak with that chap (or chapess).
I ve been trying to run my 101 v8 on woodgas so i can shove 2 fingers up to the taxmax and keep more cash in my pocket. i did run the truck for 1 mile on woodgas and broke down.... not surprising as the system bunged up. Looking on woodgas forums a high cyl capacity, high compression engine is whats needed!
The woodgas system is now back outa my 101 and crated up into a trailer which im going to use as a test rig before it goes back in the 101.
Talking to a butty of mine, a 2 1/4 diesel bottom end with a petrol head should go together and the diesel distributor pump come out and a distributor go in its place. my question is ...is this marrying up of lumps possible and is anything likely to crash about in an unorganised split- second party that ends in disaster??

Who the Feck are you and can you explain that in English and slowly please I'm deaf.






















Christ that japanese crap made more sense

blocks are the same so no problem bolting together or fitting dizzy

cheers for that....i guess i ll be starting the new project fairly shortly then. Hopefully this motor will go into a 2a fc i ve got my eye on.

goodwood69 said:

cheers for that....i guess i ll be starting the new project fairly shortly then. Hopefully this motor will go into a 2a fc i ve got my eye on.

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I think "Wood Gas" is Yank-Speak for methyl alcohol, methanol, CH3OH.

It is a good enough fuel BUT ... you would have to use about twice as much of that as you would use gasoline / petrol to get the same output from the engine.

It needs high compression ratios, and a VERY hefty spark.

CharlesY said:

I think "Wood Gas" is Yank-Speak for methyl alcohol, methanol, CH3OH.

It is a good enough fuel BUT ... you would have to use about twice as much of that as you would use gasoline / petrol to get the same output from the engine.

It needs high compression ratios, and a VERY hefty spark.

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Another thing to watch out for is valves and pistons. You really don't want them hitting each other. Look into the camshaft valve-timing and lift between a diesel camshaft and a petrol camshaft - they may not be identical.

If the 2.25 diesel uses flat-ish pistons (I think so) your plan may not bring the compression ratio up as you hope.

The power output from a 2.25 running on methanol might be about 60 bhp flat out. Consider a bicycle if you are in a rush.

diesel and petrol cam are the same on later 2.25 engines so will be allright on early