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Head castng numbers
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Pair of 40's |
12-31-2010 @ 1:07 AM
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I'd like to have a list of flathead, head casting numbers by the year they were built, 59, 59ab etc. Thanks
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nelsb01 |
12-31-2010 @ 8:40 AM
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This site should help you............ http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_serialnumbers.htm
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Pair of 40's |
01-02-2011 @ 11:35 AM
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Thanks, I looked over the info refered to but still not sure. My heads have the numbers 59A 6050B. Can you tell what year they were mfg?
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supereal |
01-02-2011 @ 1:23 PM
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Usually, they are for '42-'48. I say "usually" because a lot of head swapping was done over the years, and the 59A-6050A was used from '38 until sometime in '42, then the "B' style was used and furnished as a replacement for all 24 stud dome piston engines. To my knowledge, there is no way to determine the exact year of manufacture, other than that period set out above.
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ford38v8 |
01-02-2011 @ 7:00 PM
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Bob, you must have had too much new year party. 59 blocks and heads were post war only. 81A for '38 & '39, A for '40-42. Pair of 40's, the number 6050 is the part number only. If you shine a bright light at the engine bell below the dash, you will likely see a large cast 59. Look at Van Pelt's website for specs of your engine.
Alan
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supereal |
01-03-2011 @ 10:22 AM
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No, Alan, I'm still standing. What I was saying, if not too clearly, is that the 59A & B heads were furnished as "service replacements", not as original equipment, on the earlier 24 stud engines, and can be found on many engines, particularly the "authorized" rebuilts. I agree on the cast block numbers, but the question was about heads.
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