Stuck Engine new solution

[Grant Bowker]

While looking at whether the 48-51 F-8 and Lincoln used the same basic engine (several places suggest it was the same base engine) I came across this "For Sale: 1949 Ford Big Job Truck Engine. 337 cu. in. Turns freely. Still in truck. 850 lbs. Current price for scrap iron is 6.5 cents/lb. Available at Capitol Scrap in Santa Fe. 575-471-0740." at http://abqfordflatheadv8.com/for-sal...-october-2012/ Since it was only posted a couple of months ago it might still be available.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

One point I should have made in the first post is pick a cylinder that is NOT at TDC. As I think about it the best ones to start with are ones that are about at half stroke so that you have more mechanical advantage on the crank. If you pick one that is all the way up the connecting rod is in line with the crank so all the force is in a straight line on the crank instead of trying to start rotation.

(note I'm going to add this information to the first post)

Grant thanks for the lead on the engine and for the web site some interesting stuff. Hopefully with two complete engines I won't need a third.

Mike, I'll take some pictures of how I'm supporting the rear end of the engine on the test stand. This is the same engine stand that I use for the CMP Chevy engines http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/EngineTesting.htm



When I built the first of these stands I had in mine that it would hold the Chevy 6 or the Ford Flat Head.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Mike

Photos below how I supported the rear of the flat head on the engine stand, actually two ways the quick and dirty to take the engine as it comes out of the vehicle, the other to take the engine with or without the bell housing.

Think I will normally keep the cross bracket or the wood block under the rear plate as a back up.

Cheers Phil

[meduffer]

Phill,

Ah ha! Now I get it. Thanks very much for posting the photos. I'll go scrounge some square tubing and start zapping things together. Much obliged.

Cheers,
Mike