Posted by D Slater on April 16, 2010 at 05:47:40 from (71.164.36.122):
In Reply to: Dating my Farmall M posted by Bengt Erik Eriksson on April 16, 2010 at 03:15:15:
The US prefix was FBKM for a farmall M engine, all the US 6 series engines I can think of ended with the last 2 letters KM except 0S6, which ended with SM if I remember correct. Don't think all early production engines were coded with the standard code, but have no solid evidence on that. Some early US M tractors didn't have a serial # plate, if the tractor is a early one try to find a number stamped in the frame rails.
For a US 6 series engine look for a block casting # above the oil filter, that # and suffix letters may help narrow it down. May be able to find a date code on the block about the same level as the cast number, but looking on toward the front. Just asking in case you have a C type engine, is the engine governor on the right or left side of engine?
US M with that low engine serial # would probably match the chassis serial # or be very close, unless you can find date codes on chassis and engine and can determain nothing was changed over the years, that would still be speculation.
This post was edited by D Slater at 19:33:16 04/16/10 2 times.
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