After the 60 hp engine was disassembled mike and i decided it would be better to go with a 59ab to insure better reliability and to generate 200 hp. Found this 1941 ford numbers matching truck all original. How we rebuilt our ford flathead v8 engine redline rebuilds explained s1e3. Ford flathead running on mobile engine stand youtube. An overview of block pinning for crack repair and deck plug installation for high compression flathead engines. J b weld cracks general discussion car talk community. Lets assume that your project is sans engine and that you have to find something suitable. We will only bill you for the parts you accept from this stock chec. Being a professional automotive machinist i stand by my somewhat. Jun 01, 2010 the flathead ford motor is legendary in many ways, most of them good. How to identify the ford flathead v8 it still runs. The powerful shopping cart software for web stores and ecommerce enabled stores is based on php5 with sql database with highly configurable implementation based on templates.
The ford flathead v8 engine powered ford and mercury vehicles from 1932 to 1954. Shell oil has a special storage oil for aircraft that you can change to, then run, then store. Dont start and run it for a few minutes this does more harm than good. Other sizes available, email me with your size needs if different. Workers on a conveyor line are inspecting cleaned blocks for cracks and other defects.
If youre not restoring a car with an existing engine that you want to refurbish, you could be swapping a latemodel flathead into an earlier ford or mercury or you could be building a hot rod that did not come from the factory with a flathead ford v8. Information on the circa 19461948 59a variant is missing. But one downfall of this great motor has been cooling. Customer came in with this head and it had an ugly brown streak running from the center head bolt, the head was cracked. Our group is in need of manuals, books, and brochures related to fords, mercury, lincoln and fordson. But one thing i have read on this board says that the use of a traditional engine stand is a nono on the ford flathead, or is that just on certain versions. After the 60 hp engine was disassembled mike and i decided it would be better to go with a 59ab to insure better. It cant be stressed enough how important it is to thoroughly inspect any of the parts you may. Spark plug threads have been raised for big cam clearance at valve. The company has run advertisements showing engine block repair with jb weld. The four different v8 flathead displacement sizes between 1932 and 1953 are 6, 221, 239 and 337 cubic inches.
I realize you car guys dont really care about us, but, please, everyone repeat after me. Pricing disclaimer submitting an order is submitting a stock check of parts in your order. The ford flathead v8 often called simply the ford flathead, flathead ford, or flatty when the context is implicit, such as in hotrodding is a v8 engine of the valveinblock type designed by the ford motor company and built by ford. Even in 1932, the first year of the flathead v8, ford was fighting an. Finally you get the call from the machine shop its cracked. The bellhousing is no longer cast as part of the block. We have one in our double exposure 32 roadster, one in the gr3 roadster pickup, one in my personal 53 ford f100 daily driveryou get the point.
The ford flathead v8 wasnt the first v8, but when it debuted in the 1932 model 18, it brought this brilliant engine configuration to the american masses. This tech tip is from the full book, ford flathead engines. The issue i am having is when we drive the car at highway speed i am getting engine oil mixed in with my radiator. As i recall, back in the ford merc flathead days it was an engine used by ford as a bus and truck engine. Im an old hemi guy, and the only flathead i own is a cadillac, so dont know much about the fords.
Sep 29, 2006 the ultimate source guide for flathead ford v8 performance ford s flathead v8, the engine that gave birth to hot rodding, is back in vogue, and heres everything you need to know about it. Well, this morning we had a couple of guys drop by honest charley speed shop for a visi. The engine mounting bolts on the coyote and possibly other future engine designs use a considerably smaller 10mm fastener. The fist is a offenhauser finned aluminum head, and the second one, a edelbrock finned aluminum head. The water outlets are in the center of the heads, but there are only 5 studs on the bottom of the heads. The motofeet engine stand for ford modular v8 engines fits. Working to improve the exhaust of a flathead is paramount to better performance of the engine for many reasons. Ford flathead 85100hp 59ab8ba engine stand adapter.
Some claim the m stands for modified being modified from a 400v8 with a shortened stroke. You have bought a few engines, busted knuckles to take them apart, then paid to have them cleaned and magnetic particle inspected. Might also have been used in some mercurys as well. Bolton speed and performance for the flathead v8 hot rod. Special fuel additives, or stabilizers, can be used. Im considering getting an engine stand for a spare engine i have. It only stands to reason that in order to get a good, clean charge of fuel air mixture into your engine, you have to be able to get the spent charge out. Flathead ford v8 pressure tester kit speedway motors.
Put new plugs,wires and a set of new points cleaned the carb and it runs good for 74 years old. The kit is complete and configured to be bolted onto any of the big block ford flathead engines. Engine run your vehicle at least an hour, under load, to drive water vapors out. Trackmaster products 2017 flathead supercharger kit. Speedways pressure test kit makes it easy to check your flathead. It was the 8rt and is for all practical purposes the oil pan is probably the only difference the same engine as the 8ba, so you are talking about the pre48 engines on the trucks. All water outlets are in the center of head where they belong. The ford flathead is a valveinblock engine and the valves open adjacent to the combustion chamber, rather than from the top, as in later engines.
Alright, here at coker tire, we like ford flathead v8 engines. Early ford v8 swap meetfitchburg, ma, april 22, 2001. Jun 20, 2015 this video is about flathead engine stand. Has anybody out there used a harbor freight engine stand with this engine. I noticed on the hotrodcat site that they use a traditional stand. Aug 23, 2017 spend some time with as we discuss the process of rebuilding a ford flathead v8 engine that was sourced during our swap to street 100hour build of a 1946 ford pickup at the 2015 hershey swap meet. Ford flathead enginesthe complete ford flathead v8 engine manual.
The ford flathead v8 often called simply the ford flathead, flathead ford, or flatty when the context is implicit, such as in hotrodding is a v8 engine of the valveinblock type designed by the ford motor company and built by ford and various licensees. The last iteration of the ford flathead was introduced in 1948, not 1949. The most common place for a crack is between the valve seat and cylinder. An old timer told me that you see more cracks on the intake side than the exhaust side because the metal is stressed by being alternately heated by combustion.
Featuring our varied catalog of ford flathead engine for sale today on the internet. Machine shop guide vast distinctions exist among overhauling, rebuilding, restoring, and blueprinting engines. It would be easier for me to cast a new tflathead v8 block as i could reuse a. Extra high fins allow for more air flowing over the heads. I decided that it would be nice to have an engine runin stand. Flathead is going to be turbocharged, so we need to know how to choose the correct turbo for the engine we have. Engine stand, steel, black, ford, small block, each. Ive never seen one that didnt have cracks in the block.
Unfollow ford flathead engines to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Were asking that if you have any of these old books to please consider donating them to the flatspot to be used for educational and technical research. When the ford flathead v8 began production in 1932, the expression. Postwar ford flathead v8 engine rebuilder shop tour part i the. Ford flathead v8 facts and myths have long been a topic of debate but we sort out the. Bellhousing cncmachined to fit ford firewalls without modification. It cant be stressed enough how important it is to thoroughly inspect any of the parts you may reuse, including block, crank, rods, head, and so on. The ford flathead v8 and the fall of henry ford ate up with motor. Ford flathead v8 24 stud complete less water pumps, motor used to pump oil wells. Ford flathead engine for sale vintage car parts for sale. Drilling, grinding and welding cracks is the only real way to repair. Ignition archives the flatspot flathead ford support group. Almost every ford dealership had one or more of these engine stands made by kr wilson.
Pictured are two 2 of the more popular replacements for the stock cylinder heads on a ford flathead engine. Named after its flat cylinder heads, ford flathead v8 engines, developed in 1930 to 1931, were manufactured from 1932 to 1954, and although there were five different flathead sizes, mercury vehicles were only equipped with the 239 cubicinch engine from 1939 to 1948, and the 255 cubicinch motor from 1949 to 1954. As a customer, you should know exactly what you are seeking from a machine shop. History channels american pickers mike wolfe picked flathead city to rebuild his 60 hp ford flathead from a picked 1932 5window coupe. Find 46 47 48 ford flathead v8 engine runs complete motor. Were starting out with a ford flathead engine, it has 235 ci, 8cylinders and is a 4stroke.
Socal speedshop sf flatheads stage 1 to 3 mercuryford. How to startup your ford flathead engine after a rebuild. If you are running an original radiator it simply will not stand up to 16. Also precision engine development reissues the famous evans speed equipment flathead ford v8 cylinder heads. These parts are not intended for the ford v8 60 engine. Early ford v8 swap meetfitchburg, ma, april 22, 2001 this model a has been done with a stock 21stud 19371938 engine. Water getting in oil of my rebuilt v8 flathead need help ford. Ford s flathead v8 engines when introduced in 1932 were the first massproduction v8s where the block and cylinder assembly were poured as one single casting. First of all of course is the fact that the ford flathead. The saga of the famous ford flathead v8, the 19321940 fords, and the. The ford 335 engine family was a group of engines built by the ford motor company between. Therefore, the mounting holes on the motofeet engine stand seem. Oct 28, 2015 ford flathead engine identification part i posted on oct 28, 2015 by zapp in howto, faq and tech hints, ford trucks pre 48, ford cars pre 48 month ago, i found myself in trouble identifying ford flathead v8 engines. The thirddesign 8ba 4953 engines have a bolton bellhousing, the distributor.
Dont sink your hardearned money into cleaning and machining that old flathead block until youve checked it for cracks. Lastly, the big 337 cubic inch flathead v8 engine, which was produced mainly for truck use and for lincoln cars from 1948 to 1951. The ultimate source guide for flathead ford v8 performance ford s flathead v8, the engine that gave birth to hot rodding, is back in vogue, and heres everything you need to know about it. Who was one of the major suppliers of equipment to ford dealers at the time 30s to 50s as i remember.
Cooling the flathead street rodder magazine hot rod. The ultimate guide youve dismantled the engine down to the block, its time to inspect the block for cracks and other defects. Even in 1932, the first year of the flathead v8, ford. Removing a flathead v8 from a 35 phaeton ford and mercury. I used both castmaster and tapered pins to fix the cracks this. Any tips are appreciated, both on removing the engine and replacing the. The flathead ford motor is legendary in many ways, most of them good. I saw it mentioned in another thread about a t with a v860. I have heard this comment made many times as a joke, because this type of crack is so commonsuch as ford assigned a part number to these cracks, etc. The ultimate assembly is the tr designsmagnuson supercharger kit which delivers complete driveability and neck snapping performance at an affordable price.
It looks like they might be right, for early engines suffer from casting pinholes, cracks or overheating. Water getting in oil of my rebuilt v8 flathead need help. Many times a block that should be good will be cracked. The only justification for using a flathead ford is to restore an old one to original condition. Engine cradles, stand, heavy duty, ford flathead, v8 8ba 1949 to 1953 ford 9n. Find 2 blocks with major cracks or holes from loose connecting rods in them and you. Heads fit ford flathead v8 from 1939 to 1953, 24 studs. How we rebuilt our ford flathead v8 engine redline. The blocks for our flathead ford v8s are getting more difficult and expensive to find. An old timer told me that you see more cracks on the intake side than the exhaust side because the metal is stressed by being alternately heated by combustion and cooled by the intake charge, but i dont know if it is true. A brand new flathead v8 block with a lot of the inherent issues from the original engineered out.
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