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Using car parts in a forklift ?
QUESTION:I have a 1997 Yale forklift with a trillion hours on it (from the previous
owner). The service manual (which cost me my left arm, leg and testicle)
says it has a Mazda F2 engine. Surprisingly, this thin but expensive manual
doesn't have a chapter about the engine, nor does it mention much about the
mast. Google says the Mazda F2 engine was used in "first gen Mazda MX-6 and
Ford Probe, 88-92 Mazda 626, and 87-93 B2200 pickups". Can I use easily
found aftermarket parts for these cars in my forklift? For example, oil
filters, head gaskets, spark plugs, etc. If I were to buy a service manual
(either factory, or Haynes, but definitely not Chilton) for one of these
cars, would the chapter on the engine be applicable to my forklift?
I'm thinking Yale would not have had Mazda build a special "forklift grade"
version of their engine, but what do I know.
ANSWER: Most of the forklift makers have used car engines in their smaller
forklifts at some time.Tractor engines were also popular.The
differences are usually in the ancillaries,i.e.on an lpg engine there
might be a governer fitted or a different water pump.Diesels might have
different governer springs in the pump.The reason the mast may not be
mentioned is that the smaller manufacturers buy the mast in ready to
bolt on,or a customer may specify a certain make.Sometimes the oil
filters are larger but apart from that car parts will do especially for
servicing .My personal experiences are with Komatsu (Nissan
engines),Kalmar(Land Rover) Toyota (Toyota).
I owuld bring the engine serial number down to my friendly Mazda dealer's
parts department and find out exactkly what I had.
I used to work on Zamboni ice resurfacing machines. The HDB model of the
mid-'70s used a VW "Industrial" boxer engine.
One might think that certain VW automotive part would interchange, but no
way!
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