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Are there TE###### searial numbers that had the standard engine? -no, anything with a Standard engine has a third letter - TEA, TED, TEF, TET, etc, followed by numbers. Or are all standard engine -20's TEA's?
-yes, if they run on gasoline and are the usual width. There were also models that ran on diesel, lamp oil, and tractor vaporising oil, models that were narrower widths, and commercial and industrial versions, but we hardly saw any of these in North America. What are the differences in the TE and the TEA's beside engine?
-I mentioned rear brakes before; can't think of anything else right now but maybe someone else can chime in. How is the Standard engine marked? How is it different from the contenential?
-The Standard engine has the coil mounted vertically just back from the distributor. The serial number of the engine is just to the right of the right hand bolt that holds the coil in place. On a Continental the coil is horizontal, over the starter. I don't know much about Continentals; I have only had Standards. There are many people on this message board with Continentals in their TO20s that can help you there. My own local repair shop guy thinks all TE's are really TEA's. I would like to correct him before he does work on my TE and puts on TEA parts.
-Good luck if he tries. It's like saying a Ford is a Chrysler. If he really insists maybe you can tell him that sometime in the past someone put a TO20 engine in it. Your motor should have Z120 somewhere in the casting, which is the Continental model # of that engine. Check the following website for the models:
Jim W
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