1936 Ford V8 Service/Restoration Thread

[Ketronj281989]

Cosmetics out of the way for now, I wanted to move into servicing the car. Starting at the front, the engine bay appears to have several items of interest that have been replaced.

I understand these old flatheads are prone to overheating. Someone added an makeshift overflow tank long ago. I remember asking the seller about this item, he thought is was original to the car.

Upon the seller pulling the car from storage several year ago, his mechanic installed:

Post war Ford fuel pump
Post war Ford carburetor
Replaced the original copper plated steel fuel lines with rubber
Replaced spark plugs and plug wires

The fan belt was very old. As pointed out, the generator and cut out relay both have seen black paint some time prior.

The heads were replaced with cast iron a long time ago. I have heard many issues with aluminum heads. I am happy with the cast iron replacements for now.

Generator cutout wire appears replaced.

Post 1937 distributor was installed by previous owner's mechanic when the car was pulled from storage several years ago.