If you find the engine for sale at $150 is this early vintage, that can still be a good price. Pull of the valve cover and look at the camshaft and rocker arms. A set of good rocker arms and camshaft, plus end cap bearings alone are worth $150.
good luck,
Dale
In a message dated 4/25/2015 3:25:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com writes:
> If you don't already have lots of parts for your car, the price of > $150 is a good deal provided the engine doesn't look like it has been > submerged in water for any period of time.
> Is it the same engine? Sort of. You can make either engine > work in either series of car. Depending on the vintage of the N600 > engine, it may be easier to make the swap. Take a look at the parts > catalogs (click > here > ) > to spot the differences based on the engine serial numbers. While it > will work, the engine you probably want to avoid is the early style with > the non-synchro transmission (the serial number starts with N150 .... verify > in the catalogs). The better stuff is N250.....
> Some of the big differences which affect the installation are;
> 1) heat exchanger and exhaust system
> 2) valve cover port (the valve cover and camshaft housing were > different between N & Z)
> 3) cooling fan
> 4) intake manifold and carb (if you get the early style carb with the > diaphragm)
> 5) Z engine had a mechanical tach off camshaft housing which was absent > in N600
> I have used N600 engines in a Z600. And you can always put the > mechanical tach assy on the N600 engine or add an electronic tach. From > a purist point of view, when you look at both, someone will spot > the different valve cover appearance.
> good luck,
> Dale
> > hi, i have a Honda Z600 that i need a motor for. I have a lead on > > an N600. Im wondering if its the same engine as the Z? The car has been > > sitting and the person that has it doesnt even know if it will turn over. If > > it does is it worth $150? Not to many of these cars in the middle of the > > country. thanks, Tim