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Neil Wilson · 06-17-2011, 08:54 AM

Does anyone have a picture showing the complete distributor lock screw boss? The picture in the JS shows a top view.

Attached is a picture showing the boss from a side view. I don't know if this is actually the early head.

Steve Ciccalone · 06-17-2011, 09:53 AM

Neil, I don't have a photo right now but the boss is round, 5/8" O.D. and about 3/16" wide. The distributor set screw is obviously longer but Doc Kalinka made some up and he has them available.

d.j. moordigian · 06-17-2011, 10:02 AM

Neil,
I would say no to your head, it looks like it has a spotface. Is that correct? I looked
through all my heads, 2-3 years ago looking for an early head and found 1. If I
recall( the head is at home ) there is just a" round casting " about the same size
as the nut for the stud. Make sense? Also, your casting runs all the way down
to the gasket surface, which I believe is wrong. At this point I'm 99% sure.
Dudley

Well,..If I would have stopped at just 1 dough-nut, I would have beat Steve!

Neil Wilson · 06-17-2011, 06:30 PM

The head which I showed in the picture has the top section which looks like the one shown in the JS. I am sure that the boss should be a raised and a complete round look.

So, Dudley, I would really like to get some pictures showing the completely round boss from the angle I showed.

Charles Reese · 06-17-2011, 10:20 PM

from a Doc Kalinka article Model A News, Nov/Dec 2006 .. states the boss was eliminated by mid '28 .. sorry about the quality of the scan, i only have photocopy

Mike V. Florida · 06-17-2011, 11:48 PM

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What about the holes in the heads water jacket? Was there not a head without the large hole in the center?

Tom Wesenberg · 06-17-2011, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike V. Florida

What about the holes in the heads water jacket? Was there not a head without the large hole in the center?

Yes, almost half the heads didn't have the center oval hole. It started in October 1929.

d.j. moordigian · 06-20-2011, 10:59 AM

Neil, hope this helps. Dudley

plind · 06-20-2011, 02:58 PM

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Hi...
Here is a few pic from Engine A 2820...

06-17-2011, 09:53 AM	#2
Steve Ciccalone Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: "Live Free or Die!" Posts: 510	Re: Early Head? - JS page 3-1 Neil, I don't have a photo right now but the boss is round, 5/8" O.D. and about 3/16" wide. The distributor set screw is obviously longer but Doc Kalinka made some up and he has them available. __________________ "A wet bird doesn't fly at night."

06-17-2011, 10:02 AM	#3
d.j. moordigian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 3,636	Re: Early Head? - JS page 3-1 Neil, I would say no to your head, it looks like it has a spotface. Is that correct? I looked through all my heads, 2-3 years ago looking for an early head and found 1. If I recall( the head is at home ) there is just a" round casting " about the same size as the nut for the stud. Make sense? Also, your casting runs all the way down to the gasket surface, which I believe is wrong. At this point I'm 99% sure. Dudley Well,..If I would have stopped at just 1 dough-nut, I would have beat Steve!

06-17-2011, 06:30 PM	#4
Neil Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 561	Re: Early Head? - JS page 3-1 The head which I showed in the picture has the top section which looks like the one shown in the JS. I am sure that the boss should be a raised and a complete round look. So, Dudley, I would really like to get some pictures showing the completely round boss from the angle I showed.

06-17-2011, 11:48 PM	#6
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Early Head? - JS page 3-1 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) What about the holes in the heads water jacket? Was there not a head without the large hole in the center? __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

06-20-2011, 10:59 AM	#8
d.j. moordigian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 3,636	Re: Early Head? - JS page 3-1 Neil, hope this helps. Dudley

06-20-2011, 02:58 PM	#9
plind Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 330	Re: Early Head? - JS page 3-1 IMG_1412.JPG IMG_1413.jpg IMG_1414.JPG Hi... Here is a few pic from Engine A 2820...