tankdiver Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hi I wa asked a question from a fellow ferret owner that has a wet sump B60 and want to fit it into a Ferret. Ovisaly the Ferret has a dry sump . Has anyone done the conversion, or anyone got a dry sump and the appropriate bit. I would appreciate your views and response Regards Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 It can be done, but it will need the oil pump from the Ferret engine swapped over as the Ferret being dry sump there is a pressure pump and a scavenge pump which returns the oil to the tank. The wet sump engine has only a pressure pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankdiver Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thank for the reply Richard . I would think locating the parts would take a bit of effort finding a a sump , remote tank, pipes and pumps will not be easy but the HMVF may have someone that has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Oh! I was assuming he had problems with his engine and wanted to swap it over, seems like he does not have an engine for his Ferret. If it is a wet sump engine, then the flywheel and possibly housing would need to be swapped, and possibly the front mounting plate, depends what the 'wet sump' engine came out of, fire engine, Humber, or what ever. Probably best to find the correct engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankdiver Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 thanks for that i thought thee would be a lot more than just the lubrication system. I will pass on the info this Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcollection Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 yes we did it, Humber FV1600 engine, just swapped the pump, pipework and the sump. very straightforward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcollection Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Just now, Ashcollection said: yes we did it, Humber FV1600 engine, just swapped the pump, pipework and the sump. very straightforward. oh yes and the drive components, dry plate to the ferrets fluid flywheel, for us it was just a case of sitting the 2 engines beside each other and swapping all the relevant parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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