Re: Military flathead engines
When I was a greenhorn, I gave a military engine away. It came off of a trailer mounted big DC welder that the PO got at the naval shipyard in Bremerton. I couldn't stop from overheating. When I saw it later, it had the heads off and was very clearly Factory Relieved. No signs of cracks. Now it's in his '40 sedan he got from his wife's uncle. There is no mistaking a ford factory relief job from one done with a die grinder. I took the all copper wound welder to the scrapyard soon after. Like I said, greenhorn.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
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