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Old 09-08-2010, 10:56 PM   #21
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Was wondering the same thing. I thought the 5 holes were late 27 and very early 28. I thought the next ones with the undrilled bosses were used until early 29. I missed something here. Rod
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Old 09-09-2010, 07:46 AM   #22
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Marco, maybe so as I did not research it. It was on the car when I disassembled it. Maybe I should call Doc and see what the deal is and what he wrote.

Where I guess I am confused is if the 5 boss housing did not come out until late 1928, why did Doc (or whomever) make the addition in the early 28 section of the Stds? Wouldn't the factory have needed 5 bosses for the 5 holes in the inspection cover? If they only made the housings with three holes, why bother putting the other two bosses in the pattern? What am I/we overlooking?

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The five bosses were in the transition to the two hole cover at the end of 1928. The "new" cover used the two new bosses and NOT the original three. The casting patterns were simply modified to accept the new bolt locations. Ford quickly transitioned back to the original hole locations but the old casting patterns were used until they had to be changed to add additional strengthening ribs inside as Tom's pics show.

As far as things written in the past, the Ford records were not as easily obtainable in those days.
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Old 09-09-2010, 08:52 AM   #23
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Thanks for the expaination Marco. I had it all wrong. Rod
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Old 09-09-2010, 01:15 PM   #24
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Thank you for all the responses.
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Old 07-04-2016, 05:03 AM   #25
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Since I will be dialing in another flywheel cover this week I thought it worth showing these pictures again.

Many people talk about engine vibration, but I wonder how many check the flywheel flange for concentricity to the rear main journal? See my second picture in reply #2 for how to check for runout of the flywheel mounting flange.
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And be sure to check the musical "RING" of a housing, as compared to a good one, to detect "UNSEEN" cracks.
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I just sold one made in Argentina, hard to believe it was worth the time and money for someone to cast an aftermarket version. Bob
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