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Old 10-11-2021, 11:06 PM   #1
mustangbrandon
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Default 59AB advice on "new" flathead

Hey there, looking for some advice on what to do. Newly acquired project happen to come with a service replacement engine that has never been fired. Even has the original warranty paperwork from a builder in Ohio. Anyway, the engine is spotless. It was kept properly so the bores are perfect, in fact the whole exterior of the engine looks like it came off the line.

So, what to do? I really don't want to take it apart. Is there any way to prelube a flathead like you can a SBF? I'd like to get oil to all the bearings etc. It's probably in my best interest to replace the oil pan and timing cover gasket, but then again maybe not? Kind of at a crossroads on which direction to go... (heads and intake are NOS that came with it)
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