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02-17-2013 @ 10:24 AM

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Back (in the good ol' days ) when flathead engines filled every junkyard, we considered the 59 series post war blocks the best starting point for modified engines. One of the mysteries always seemed to be what those numbers and letters meant. Rumors abounded. "It came from a tank; it has 5% more nickel in the metal; It was a truck engine, it has thicker cylinder walls": On and on.
I remember seeing 59, 59A, AB, X,Z, Y, Y upside down, and maybe some more. Have any of you ever seen any reliable info about this other than that listed on Mac Van Pelt's excellent site?

02-17-2013 @ 3:08 PM

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Yes, Google 32 to 53 Flathead Ford Techno Site that should get you to Bill Bently's website where the Techno site is listed. Look for Rumbleseats info on flathead blocks. More info there on all sorts of technical flathead Ford V8 stuff than you can imagine. Should keep you busy reading for a good long time. Once you find it, bookmark the link. You will want to go back many times to reread. Let us know if you find it. I am posting this from my phone so could not get the link to post here for you.

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02-17-2013 @ 4:02 PM

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JM: That was exactly what I was looking for! I am very grateful for you pointing me to the link
(See TomO's correct link below)

This site would be a great starting point for many mundane questions we get on the Forum that some of us attempt to answer from memory, when in fact memory is fading. In addition, it will probably keep me from giving vague answers when all I have to do is reference the site. Great Find! Thank You!

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02-17-2013 @ 6:02 PM

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You got it Stroker. You probably already found this, but will mention anyway for others, Rumbleseats technical writeup/book is at the bottom of the page. Of course the '46-'48 info you were looking for is listed under 'engines' right in the beginning. Rumbleseat could have put his information into an actual book and sold it, but instead he chose to post it all there for free access to anyone.

Here is the link that will take you to the main page of the Techno Site. I would suggest bookmarking this link so you can find this page quickly when you need it.
http://www.btc-bci.com/~billben/flathead.htm

JM

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02-18-2013 @ 7:00 AM

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I tried Stroker's link and got a 404 not found.

Here is a link that I have bookmarked

http://www.flatheadv8.org/rumblest/intro.htm

Tom

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02-19-2013 @ 11:12 AM

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OK, I've gleaned a number of interesting things from the above-mentioned site. I do have
another nagging question though. When did Ford switch from a steel billet camshaft to
the cast cam. I have a nice old Iskenderian 404 that is obviously based on a steel billet. I also have a NOS 36 cam that is obviously cast. So....somewhere between 32 and 36 must have been when the change was made. I always thought the steel billet was only used during the 32 production, but I still have doubts. Any enlightenment?

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