Recent content by Al ONT

Thanks for the input. So you fellows with experience have had no issue boring the 221 block out to 3 3/16"? It does seem like a good idea to use the 8BA bottom end if It fits. My goal is to make this a dependable motor that will cruise on the highway at 50 to 55 mph. Which it was doing before...

Well I'm just back from looking at a 221 crank from a 36 Ford and learned they used a slinger and not the rope seal my 47 block uses. Well there I looked at a 239 crank which looks identical to the 221 I have with the exception of journal size. Could I use a 239 and have the crank throws ground...

Thanks for the reply and sharing your knowledge . My crank journals would cleanup with a regrind I believe but because the shoulder that normally would contact the thrust bearing has been worn away I need to find another crank. If I can use floater bearings in my rods then perhaps I will...

Well folks I have been reading posts and learning from you about flathead V8 Fords here since buying our 47 pickup last spring. The Oil pressure was low so I decided as a winter project to tear the motor down and repair as needed. Truck and motor is pretty much original with 24 bolt heads and I...