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Old 07-21-2018, 11:37 AM   #21
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Are the model A and model B oil pumps the same?
No, but they will fit the same. The B shaft is undercut between the bushings to allow more oil flow. This can be done on a lathe to an A shaft.
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Old 07-22-2018, 09:55 AM   #22
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Anyone sure on Oil pump?
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Old 07-22-2018, 10:21 AM   #23
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J Franklin is correct, see November 1932 Service Bulletins.


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Old 07-22-2018, 04:05 PM   #24
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Thanks for information guys!
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Old 10-20-2018, 06:16 PM   #25
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Will a model A distributor work okay in the model B engine?
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Old 10-20-2018, 06:36 PM   #26
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Will a model A distributor work okay in the model B engine?
No problem, that's what I'm running right now. You must make one change to your timing procedure: instead of setting the timing with the spark lever all way up(retard) put the lever 1/2 way down.
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Old 10-21-2018, 08:25 AM   #27
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My model a engine has model b crank and cam in it.
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Old 10-21-2018, 09:12 PM   #28
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Old 10-21-2018, 11:12 PM   #29
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Kong Jackson, Ed Winfield and myself in 1976. B engine, 39 transmission, model A rear end in a 29 roadster pickup. That is a Cook four port head with a one of a kind Kong ignition. the other side of the engine had two downdraft Winfield carbs.

Wish I still had it
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Old 10-22-2018, 02:51 PM   #30
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gmdy, I still have my Cook, last ran on the salt @ 167 MPH, on alky, with a turbo. Steve Serr of Miller hi-speed is in the process of producing a repro, improved Cook.
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Old 10-23-2018, 06:25 PM   #31
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Thanks for the info. guys. Probably won't have a Cook four port head.
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Old 08-25-2020, 11:38 PM   #32
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Wen I put a ModelB engine in my Model A, instead of cutting the model B oil pan, I enlarged the semicircular opening in the rear of a model A oil pan to fit into the cork seal channel in the Model B rear main cap. Worked fine.

Model B oil pumps shaft were cut down to a smaller diameter between the upper and lower pump bearings to improve oil flow in the pump body. Model A shafts were straight.
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Old 08-26-2020, 05:02 AM   #33
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The factory didn't put numbers on B engines.
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Old 08-26-2020, 03:08 PM   #34
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In England all "B" engines were serialled on the block pad . The law required that the engine itself must be serialled . AA trucks in England were built into 1936 . I had a 1935 AA with AA 4981139 stamped on the block . These engines had a "B" oil pan with no shroud attached . This is just to clarify if someone has a "B" engine which has a serial on the block ,they are a more robust engine than the Detroit engine with a thicker top deck and are not prone to cracks anymore than a "A" engine .In WW2 they were used in welders ,generators etc etc and some ran on kerosine with cast iron pistons and special exhaust heated inlet manifold . More astounding useless information !!!

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John,thanks for that interesting history. The Ford flatheads had the number on the transmission housing. Did they fit under the same rule? 32 on.

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Old 08-27-2020, 05:41 AM   #36
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That is an interesting question .I do not know anybody with an English V8 but I will investigate and let you know.

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