Continental flathead 4 ?

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I have the Towmotor badged continental flathead 4 in my Cat V40B forklift. I have a bad head gasket in it and want get the gasket first, then pull the head. Are continental F 4s all the same in this area? Where can I buy a head gasket?Thanks, Attached Images
Reply:Honestly I'd try CAT first. You'd be amazed at the parts they still have. Might have to try an actual forklift place tho instead of an equipment dealer. Or felpro.
Reply:Well we can't tell anything from your blurry photo other than it appears to be a Towmotor tag but if it's an F-162 or 163 then the head gasket would be the same as any other F-162/3.Fel-Pro# 7183PTMM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Sorry about that pic, I temporarily lost my glasses, they all looked blurry to me. Here are some better pics. The motor does have Red Seal cast onto the exhaust manifold. I am having trouble identifying its exact model. Attached Images
Reply:Are you getting moisture in the oil? I thought the head gasket on our old Hyster was bad but it's the extra condensation from propane combustion, the motor never really got warm enough to cook it off so now we let the go forklift idle for a while now and then.
Reply:Not really, as I let it warm up a while before I use it. It has a coolant leak to the outside, and two adjacent cylinders have slightly lower pressures. Figured I would pull the head and have a look at the head, and valves.
Reply:I hear ya on everything blurry without glasses. I'm going to guess F-162/163 even though there are smaller displacement units that would look the same on the outside.  I suspect the fuel pump block-off plate has the bolts horizontally rather than diagonally.  If so, it's the F-163.  Diagonally would be F-162.  If it has a twist type oil fill cap in the front gear cover this would also indicate the F-163.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Thanks, I ordered a gasket, so maybe next weekend I can pull the head.
Reply:Did F162's ever have Red Seal cast on the manifold?
Reply:I've had good service and good advice  from Grindstaff Engines for Continental parts.
Reply:Any local napa dealer should have it. Same motor that's in the very popular Ford 8N tractors.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeAny local napa dealer should have it. Same motor that's in the very popular Ford 8N tractors.