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rotorwrench · 10-29-2021, 11:06 AM

The pan is 1949 through early 1951 Mercury but doesn't have the reinforcement to the starter plate that fits those three studs sticking down from the rear. The front of the engine looks like pickup or truck wide belt stuff but I can't see the water pumps. The EAB heads are descent for compression ratio and don't take much more milling to get the best out of them.

If a person has an adjustable timing light, it would be a way to see how far the timing moves during rpm changes but the pulley would have to be marked for degrees to see how far it moves. A well timed flathead will run cool but one that isn't can run hot.

10-29-2021, 11:06 AM	#18
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: timing a 51 EAB flathead The pan is 1949 through early 1951 Mercury but doesn't have the reinforcement to the starter plate that fits those three studs sticking down from the rear. The front of the engine looks like pickup or truck wide belt stuff but I can't see the water pumps. The EAB heads are descent for compression ratio and don't take much more milling to get the best out of them. If a person has an adjustable timing light, it would be a way to see how far the timing moves during rpm changes but the pulley would have to be marked for degrees to see how far it moves. A well timed flathead will run cool but one that isn't can run hot.