Re: Flat 6 just developed a good knock
I had a G series 6 cyl. engine in a 47 Ford pickup when I was a kid. It developed a knock and it was a bad rod bearing. I had the crankshaft turned and put it back together. It was fine after that but it always had a rattle in the engine for a few seconds when starting it cold ( especially in the winter) The pickup tube on the oil pump ran the entire length of the oil pan. If I remember correctly, the oil pump was at the front of the engine and the pickup tube ran approx. two feet to the sump in the rear of the pan. It never gave me any problems and I just figured it was due to the length of the pickup tube and the fact that there was no check valve. The 226 flathead 6 was a good engine with lots of low end torque. It did not have the sound of a flathead V8 but it was a good powerplant, especially for trucks.
Bill in Conn.
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