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rotorwrench · 08-20-2015, 02:28 PM

That air cooled engine may have run cooler than the V8 Henry was trying to develop for the model A. The thermosiphon cooling system didn't work all that well on the Model T. All classic Henry Ford experimentals. The aluminum SOHC V8 must have been an alternative for the V8 60. It used the same crankshaft and only had 134 cubic inch displacement. It looks larger in the photo than it really is. There seems to be no provisions for a wet cooling system or at least minimal ports for one.The distributor must have run off one of the cams. Interesting items. The X-8 was the weirdest one I've ever seen.

08-20-2015, 02:28 PM	#12
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: Museum of American Speed flatheads.... That air cooled engine may have run cooler than the V8 Henry was trying to develop for the model A. The thermosiphon cooling system didn't work all that well on the Model T. All classic Henry Ford experimentals. The aluminum SOHC V8 must have been an alternative for the V8 60. It used the same crankshaft and only had 134 cubic inch displacement. It looks larger in the photo than it really is. There seems to be no provisions for a wet cooling system or at least minimal ports for one.The distributor must have run off one of the cams. Interesting items. The X-8 was the weirdest one I've ever seen.