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Hello chaps, I need a pair of Ford 59A pattern 24 stud Aluminum heads - Canadian, possibly? Or Weiand cheaters? All leads followed, gratefully. Neil. OK now - found a pair of cheaters. Thanks for looking.

A special early V8 flathead has pump-less water take-offs. Can anyone here identify them, please?

My rear hubs have just been pulled showing the bearing grease loaded with very fine metal particles so that the grease looks silvery. The grease retainers have been pulled showing much wear on the underside due to the bearing cage rotating against it. The bearings have been removed showing...

Good morning Barners. Where can I find a dimensioned drawing of the bolt pattern of V8 camshafts, with the one hole offset? Any pointers gratefully received. www.battenspecial.com .

A pair of 1932-36 aluminum cylinder heads has turned up, but there are no cast-in numbers or Ford script. There is a suggestion of Canadian origin. What is the real answer? Thanks chaps, Neil.

Looking for a pair of 21 stud aluminum heads, pump in head, for flat top pistons. Must be in good condition, to be shipped to the UK (pick up will be arranged).

The flathead tech site at http://www.btc-bci.com/~billben/flathead.htm seems to have shut down - or has it just been moved?

I want to edit a post but cannot. The FAQ says "To edit or delete your posts, click the Edit button by the particular post" but there isn't that button beside my post. How do I get that button please? Thanks, Neil.

Searches here, there, and everywhere have not provided an answer, so I have to ask: What is the flow rate of a flathead water pump? Gallons per minute at some rpm.

One of my aluminium timing gears is stamped "+003". Has it been drilled to give 3 degrees advance to the camshaft, or what? [/url][/IMG]

Hello from England. Some years ago Tom Hutchinson in Baldwin Park, East LA, provided me with an Isky 1007B "track" camshaft but I didn't get a cam card and I can't find a spec. What are the numbers for that cam? www.battenspecial.com

My flat top pistons are not marked with the usual arrow to show which way to install the piston - which way forward. One side face is plain whilst the other is slotted, so which of those is the thrust face - which side of the piston should face the centre of the V? Thanks chaps. Edit: OK -...

The 1935 Batten Special The Batten Special is based on a very much modified 1932 Ford V8. After forty-four years of ownership the story of the car has been self-published in a 120-page hardback book in full color on art paper, A5 format. Far from being a stuffy technical treatise the book is...

Is there any difference in the axle shafts that were fitted to military vehicles compared to passenger vehicles?

Hello chaps, Searching for some information detail here. The 1932 chassis frame rails had the well known swage line and the central K-member. What changes were made for the 1933 model? Swage line? K-member? Anything else? A diagram of the 1933 chassis frame would be great. Hoping ... Neil.

A rear hub key fractured, the hub spun on the axle shaft so both tapers were damaged. The axle shaft has been recovered by careful filing and lapping to a good hub which is now in use. I would like to recover the damaged hub taper, but before lapping to a shaft the taper needs to be cleaned up...

There must be a way to dismantle the Ford universal joint in the driveline - some clever way to get those wire clips out - but it beats me. I give in - how do you do that?

I have picked up a Henderize "Tissu-Pak" external oil filter which is designed to use a toilet paper roll 4.5" x 4.5" x 1.5" bore. Pressurised oil flows into the centre of the TP roll up to the top where it is diverted out to the top of the roll. From there it is forced down between the TP...

A friend has asked a question which I can't answer: "My engine's centre main cap bolt has sheared and the cap fractured. I am going to risk changing this for another centre main cap with the engine in situ, hoping that these were not line-bored by Ford. Do you know if they were made closely...