is this a real diesel cj6

i am doing research now and looking to drive 5 hrs to pick it up

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3815051901.html

does it have the perkins or is it a massey engine like stated?
(the valve cover looks wrong)

i know it is toast body wise but so is my other cj6

and the vin is wrong for a diesel

so is it worth saving

yes i am addicted to buying rust buckets

 

fb Wow that's a lot of rust. but I would love to have a Perkins diesel jeep and that roll bar probably wasn't cheap to make

 

Massey Ferguson uses Perkins Diesel engines, and yes the cj diesel was used in a slightly different form in tractors. So going by looks it would be a Massey Ferguson engine to a farmer.

 

Mesh a repro body with what good (if any) original parts are left and have one cool CJ6.

 

does the vin make since to any one else i need some help with that thw vin is 57748 24077

for a diesel it should the 3rd and 4th digit should be 10 or 75 or does that not matter?

the reason i want this is i need to find a jeep for my buddy who just had a heart transplant last year and las weekend i took him wheeling but he is hooked and i would buy this one and restore it for my self and then i will hand by buddy the keys and the title to my 65 cj6 that needs body work/paint, tires and soft top and it is ready to go

 

I can't answer your question. But I can say if I had the $ and space, I would already have it.

 

A CJ6 w/ a diesel?! Very nice! Go get it! I've got a '56 CJ6 w/ a running F134. I'll trade you engines, straight across, for that junky old diesel setup.

 

There was a VIN document on the site, but the link was lost when we moved from .com to .net. Maybe somebody has a copy...

There should also be someone on here that recognizes the Perkins diesel engine that was offered by the Jeep factory. I've seen these Jeeps up close, but it was too long ago. However, the engine plumbing looks home-brew to me. If a Massey-Ferguson, it's definitely not a factory diesel.

A factory Perkins CJ-6 would definitely be worth saving, even in its present condition.

 

The number of Perkins Jeep engines I have seen could be counted on one hand, but that valve cover appears to have a few too many ribs according to my somewhat faded memory.

 

that is what i have figured out

i have never seen one in person only pics on the internet when it popped up i am jumping it may be shot and not have a title but this is to rare to pass on

yes sir

nope the windshild is roached and that is a piece of tube i called the guy asking for more pics
if it is a vented wind sheild i will get creative with some rust repare

 

Shows vin for cj-6 as a 1962 year model November-December if that helps.

 

It's a transplant. The diesel had a different air cleaner. That looks like an f-head air cleaner. Valve cover is different. Here's a link to a pic off Boyink' s site:http://boyink.com/cj6/1965-cj6-w-perkins-diesel-4spd-pto-and-od/

 

i did that and i know how jeep puts things together so i wanted some more verification to confirm my suspicions

 

57748 24077
Says 1955-1963 CJ6 with Fhead

57748 is a cj6
57758 is a cj6 Diesel
57548 is a cj5

IF it was a later CJ6 from 64-71 with a diesel it would read 8475.........
(From Jim Allen's Book)

 

While there's alot of cool info at the provided link, the Perkins in that CJ-6 is also a transplant and likely a 4.203 and not the 4.192 that was used in the jeeps. The giveaway is the angled injectors. The 4.192 injectors are straight up and down. Not good for reference in this instance. CJ-6 diesel Vin from 61-63 started with 57758 and from 64-?? was 8410. Both were followed by 5 sequential digits starting at 10001 and ending with however many were built until end of production.

4.192 in CJ-6-