Upside down valves

[VFRhugh]

My neighbor, who actually worked as a auto mechanic before his current career in the petrochemical industry, was checking out my A and noticed the counterbalanced engine project in my garage. We were talking about the engine and somewhere in the conversation he referred to the valves as upside down. I responded yea like a four cylinder lawn mower. After thinking about it for a minute, to him they are upside down. Even a lot of mowers are OHV now.
Hugh

[CarlG]

Since I grew up with Model A's and Ford Flatheads, my Dad's '56 Fairlane had "upside down" valves. (and those funny things on top that looked like a row of oil wells)

[MikeK]

Upside down is any configuration that makes valve LIFT go down, not up. When an OHV breaks a retainer and the valve falls into the cylinder is that lift? So who is upside down?

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Saw a strange OHV V-8 at a hillclimb in Britain. NO valve covers, pushrods had a clevis & was hooked to LONG rocker arms with a pin & cotter key! Sounded FEROCIOUS, to say the least. A friend has a ' 23 Chev, no valve cover & he oils the rockers with a squirt can, before each trip. His '26 Chev has a valve cover & an oil soaked felt pad, to lube the rockers & it has NO side cover, BUT, it had enough power to DESTROY a wooden wheel, during a "U" turn.
Bill Amazed

[quickchange]

for us guys downunder where every thing is upside down , Have a Jenkins F head here 1/2 the valves upside down the others up side up but which is which ?? Then I guess depends which way up the head is , Mild day in NZ

[Ted Duke]

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Originally Posted by quickchange

for us guys downunder where every thing is upside down , Have a Jenkins F head here 1/2 the valves upside down the others up side up but which is which ?? Then I guess depends which way up the head is , Mild day in NZ

I like your answer!

[George Miller]

Some of My John Deere tractors from the past had them half way up side down.

[Jim Brierley]

QC, The Jenkins head originated down-under, does this change you answer ???

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by VFRhugh

I responded yea like a four cylinder lawn mower. .
Hugh

You have a four CYLINDER lawn mower?? That must really cut the grass (and bushes, trees, etc.)

[quickchange]

Jim yes knew that , this one was cast in USA , just as well not done in China or they would be sideways ?

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Saw a strange OHV V-8 at a hillclimb in Britain. NO valve covers, pushrods had a clevis & was hooked to LONG rocker arms with a pin & cotter key! Sounded FEROCIOUS, to say the least. A friend has a ' 23 Chev, no valve cover & he oils the rockers with a squirt can, before each trip. His '26 Chev has a valve cover & an oil soaked felt pad, to lube the rockers & it has NO side cover, BUT, it had enough power to DESTROY a wooden wheel, during a "U" turn.
Bill Amazed

Here's a Chevy headed model T