Loyd Carrier

[Lynn Eades]

24 stud, could be either,221 or 239 .....Paul, What are those liners made of?

[paul visser]

Don't realy know what they are made of. But it's done in the '50 (they are not thik) looks like a cilinder sleeve.

Does any one know if there are diverend flywheels for the V8 flathead '32 up to '48. My '37 flywheel does not fit in the bellhousing of the block.

[ajmac]

Paul,
There were a number of change points in US V8 production as far as I know.

Original.
1937: Midterm Update. Block changes to all shell bearings, water pumps move to block from heads?
1939: Modernisation. 24 Stud block introduced with larger main bearings, Ford and Mercury split production with Mercury using a larger bore to get 3.9L rather than 3.6L.. Mercs are also more robust with redesigned internals.
1942: War Production. Power goes up from 85 to 90 BHP on Ford and 95 to 100 BHP on the Merc. The modern Distributor begins to be used, with a seperate coil and the resin cap with nine connectors sticking out - Crab Type. (That is what is going on mine)
1946: Harmonisation. Ford version dropped, only Merc 3.9L manufactured. Has redesigned distributer cap with HT leads bunched together on each side.
1949: Redesign. New distributer, new water jacket design, short bell housing, new HP Oil pump, bearings redesigned, valves and guides improved....basically THE BEST flathead, but no good for a carrier as it looks wrong!

I've no idea what Dagenham did, there was a 60BHP unit, is there a book covering British Flathead production details? I get the impression that England only produced the 3.6L and never manufactured the Merc.... we were still making the 3.6L in the early 50s for the V8 Pilot.

Loyd Engines.
I get a bit confused when it comes to loyds....
The No2 has a US manufactured Flathead which could be Ford @ 85BHP or Merc @ 95BHP, the Loyd workshop manual states that the No2 version has a 'American manufactured 95BHP engine' which would suggest that it was the Merc, but other sources state that all engines were 80 or 85BHP no matter where they were manufactured. That is why I was interested in colours as Mercs were painted Dark Blue and Fords Dark Green.

[paul visser]

YES, the engine is in the chassis. With a lot of other things to do we got the engine back on his bolts, ready to run.

[RichardT10829]

excelent work paul i would bag up the engine until the end of the build...keep it nice.

where did you get the HT leads from ? they are awesome.

[ajmac]

All looking good Paul. The first of my restored Loyd parts are getting there Olive Drab top coat this month (Paint being brought up to Lincoln by my Dad this weekend). Original 7V chassis is organised to enable repair of my original 1943 Loyd one. Should have a semi-rolling* chassis by the Summer.

*Still looking for Bogie parts, can anyone help?

PS. Keep the photos coming!

[paul visser]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

excelent work paul i would bag up the engine until the end of the build...keep it nice.

where did you get the HT leads from ? they are awesome.

Hi Richard,
Got the HT leads from Mac autoparts USA. Just to make it look good.

Even got "Made in Canada" spark plugs. yeh i'm a real show-off to pimp my ride

[George McKenzie]

I saw a carrier last summer ,after looking at pictures of the Loyd it must have been a Loyd . The serial number was stamped on the right side of the rad housing .I wrote it down but lost it .The old fellow that had it said he drove it in the war . and brought it back with him at the end .I'll have to take another look and some pictures . One thing was it had a Loyd steering system .I will find out where the carrier was in the war .My budy has increased his horse power in his carrier and says it 's alot easier to drive I got My RCAF Fordson painted ,blue bird blue and it goes like a bird , over 30 mph .Will post some picture soon .