1932 The invention of the Ford V8 Engine

[SSsssteamer]

Very interesting history video of the Model A Ford being phased out, and the "1932 the invention of the Ford V8 engine". Find it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RB3z1er9Sw&t=121s

[ericr]

thanks for the post....didn't the early V-8s have some engine design flaws?

[DougVieyra]

lots of over-heating problems on the '32 V-8 - notoriously so. Even my '34 had had its engine later replaced with a 39LB.

[Bill G]

Originally Posted by ericr

thanks for the post....didn't the early V-8s have some engine design flaws?

The video said it had an oil problem on turns that required a new design of oil pan with revised baffles.

It always seems that any new product goes through some issues right at first.

[Railcarmover]

They had tons of problems with the complex casting required..heres a list of oral histories from the people involved at the time..fascinating reading.

http://cdm15889.contentdm.oclc.org/c...on/p15889coll2

[pooch]

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The overheating problems were because the water pumps in the head lowered the water pressure and boiling point.

Pumps in the block about mid 1936 raised the pressure.

I would guess at altitude and a head pump water would boil at well below 200 F.