berna2vm Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Hi there Saracen specialists. I have seen a Saracen with a faulty transmission. Can a propriety engine with automatic transmission be installed in lieu of the original B80 and preselect setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haybaggerman Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Hi there Saracen specialists. I have seen a Saracen with a faulty transmission. Can a propriety engine with automatic transmission be installed in lieu of the original B80 and preselect setup? If it can be done it sounds like a BIG job! Would need to be a giveaway price saracen to make it worthwhile I'd say Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Sir, It will be one heck of a job! You will need to keep the transfer box to transmit the power to the wheels. Furthermore, resale value won't be good unless it is a successful transplant and right person at the right time. We have some scraps in South Africa!:cool2: Cheers, Monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 Sir, It will be one heck of a job! You will need to keep the transfer box to transmit the power to the wheels. Furthermore, resale value won't be good unless it is a successful transplant and right person at the right time. We have some scraps in South Africa!:cool2: [ATTACH=CONFIG]31501[/ATTACH] Cheers, Monty. Is the transmission divorced from the transfer box or is it in unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 Has anyone got a diagram or technical drawing of the Saracen engine/trans/transfer box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Is the transmission divorced from the transfer box or is it in unit? It can be split for repairs but I dont know how the drive is transferred. Never opened one yet! Richard can probably help. Monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Hi Monty, Richard is at W&P at Beltring, I think he will be back on here Monday 26th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hi Monty, Richard is at W&P at Beltring, I think he will be back on here Monday 26th. Lucky fellow indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hi there Saracen specialists. I have seen a Saracen with a faulty transmission. Can a propriety engine with automatic transmission be installed in lieu of the original B80 and preselect setup? funnily enough, I was driving a dustcart the other day, perkins eagle diesel, with allinson fully auto 5 speed box,...IF it could be made to fit, it would be a fairly swift vehicle and good on fuel, dustcart weigh up to 26ton, laden and still return 12-15mpg when loaded!........:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 funnily enough, I was driving a dustcart the other day, perkins eagle diesel, with allinson fully auto 5 speed box,...IF it could be made to fit, it would be a fairly swift vehicle and good on fuel, dustcart weigh up to 26ton, laden and still return 12-15mpg when loaded!........:cool2: 12 to 15mpg:shocked:...........not in the hills round here they don't, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 funnily enough, I was driving a dustcart the other day, perkins eagle diesel, with allinson fully auto 5 speed box,...IF it could be made to fit, it would be a fairly swift vehicle and good on fuel, dustcart weigh up to 26ton, laden and still return 12-15mpg when loaded!........:cool2: Yeah and that's all on stop start driving! :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 funnily enough, I was driving a dustcart the other day, perkins eagle diesel, with allinson fully auto 5 speed box,...IF it could be made to fit, it would be a fairly swift vehicle and good on fuel, dustcart weigh up to 26ton, laden and still return 12-15mpg when loaded!........:cool2: Precisely, my good man!!!:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 precisely...what?.............:-| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 That is precisely along what lines I was thinking... more power and economy :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 oh, I see....... they sound quite good, too........:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 It would be quite an engineering task, and I think an Eagle diesel would be a bit on the large side, a 12 litre engine, not particularly high revving compared to a B80, so unlikely to go as fast. The gearbox does come away from the transfer box, which would have to be retained. To mate an auto box to the transfer box would entail quite a bit of engineering. Also it have to be an engine with a shallow sump or converted to dry sump, again more engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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