- 1. [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:16:13 -0700
- I am curious about something. That is the number of head bolts/studs on flathead engines. I had an old car once that had a Continental 6 cyl and that sucker had about a million head bolts. Same with
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- 2. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:39:57 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
- Six cylinder, I don't know...21 stud flathead Ford V-8s and then came the 24 studs per head in late thirties. Don't know why so many on a low compression engine Fords. Block cracks were a bigger pro
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00082.html (9,080 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:59:37 -0700
- I don't know but since I am also doing nothing I would be glad to 1. An irregularly shaped line to be sealed what with the detour around the valve pockets. 2. Copper asbestos sandwich gaskets. 3. Rel
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00083.html (9,135 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:27:08 -0600
- Another possible reason - bolts of inferior construction, compared to alloys. Back then they might stretch under load more than current head fasteners. mjb. __________________________________________
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- 5. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Lackey <mike_lackey@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:31:15 -0700 (PDT)
- I dunno about flatheads... But I know that ten fine thread, M11 head bolts are not adequate on my Northstar V8... Mike -- Original Message -- From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com> To: LSR <land-speed@auto
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00085.html (9,051 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:35:05 -0700 (PDT)
- I am curious about something. That is the number of head bolts/studs on flathead engines. I had an old car once that had a Continental 6 cyl and that sucker had about a million head bolts. Same with
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00086.html (9,110 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: NT788@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:49:30 +0000 (UTC)
- Big area, thin head, exhaust heat? Jack I am curious about something. That is the number of head bolts/studs on flathead engines. B I had an old car once that had a Continental 6 cyl and that sucker
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00087.html (9,405 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:11:50 -0700 (PDT)
- When you look at my Plymouth flathead it has the classic ten head bolts sealing the cylinders and another 8 bolts above the valve area. When I converted to OHV I just used the ten bolts around the cy
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00088.html (8,859 bytes)
- 9. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:13:55 -0400
- I'm curious , what OHV head bolts to a FH6 Plymouth ? John _______________________________________________ Land-speed@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00091.html (9,850 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
- Ford Y block and Small block Windsor and Cleveland. 8 of the 10 bolts line up. The other two I sunk pipe plugs in the deck surface and drilled and tapped them to fit. The Y block has the correct valv
- /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00096.html (10,724 bytes)
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