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Are these manifolds from a marine conversion or from flathead V8 engines that were made for stationary power plants, maybe during war time?? I have seen three sets of these now.... two had the same universal shaft drive out the back without a gearbox. They seem to common and FAR to heavy to be...

I am having issues getting a double crank pulley to fit my 8BA with a divers helmet dizzy on it.... The narrow and wide belt 8BA ones could not be made to work. So today I picked up a wide earlier pulley in the hope it would work, but that will still hits the dizzy body with the outer pulley...

I sent my carb off yesterday in part exchange for a rebuilt one and today I need to know how tall one is! Can someone please get me the measurement from the top of the carb body to where it attaches to the manifold please. Regards Gavin

I have been looking for stainless steel acorn nuts to fit the head studs but all I find are fake covers that go over the original nuts. Does anyone sell proper acorn nuts in stainless for the flatheads head studs? Or in chromed brass? I have spent some time looking with no luck..... I guess I...

Ok I am confused.... Normal some would say, but I will leave my family out of this... I just took apart a factory bypass oil filter system... And I am buggered if I can see how the oil passes through the filter? Oil comes in the side of the housing..... Goes out the bottom... what am I...

Had to much time to think today.... Thinking about if I am going to really need two carbs on the boat motor.... With the 0.125 over bore on the 8BA block I will be about 4.2 litres... Bigger than the long stroke Merc that was rated at 125hp which is more than boats this size had in the 1930's...

I have been having fun and games fitting a 1932/36 divers helmet to my 1952ish 8BA..... So I got the three bolt front cover.... And I got a rebuildable early divers helmet dizzy. Turns out none of the 8BA crank pulleys will clear the bottom of the dizzy... So I am looking for an earlier...

I bought a single, centre water out let 24 stud Canadian aluminium head today and I would like to know if anyone can make sense of the numbers and if anyone has a single head I could buy to make a set for my marine conversion. Has Made in Canada on it.... Number C7RA-6050-B on the top and this...

Ok so I have an OK 8BA block with only one crack, and I can fix that. But I need a little education on sleeve sizes.... Here is what I am up against. The block has been bored 40 over and used... Two barrels have had sleeves fitted in the past... but they look real thin... How thin is too...

Does anyone know if someone still makes straight cut timing gears for the flathead? I read about some in a book but when I looked them up I could not find the maker... Or does some have an old set laying around they would part with? Regards Gavin

What are recommendations for the "BEST" standard flathead two barrel carb to use in a boat?? I will have two of them. In this case "best" means things like "least likely to leak gas and cause the boat to blow up" and things like that...

If I was looking for a low rise super dual inlet manifold to fit a 1951 239 block and I wanted it to be something that someone could have bought and fitted in the period of say, 1949 to 1960, but no later.... what would I be looking at? It could be a modern/new casting or an original but I am...

Wanted. 24 stud standard shape Canadian aluminum heads, center outlet in usable condition.

I have done a day of reading and I have not found much information on this conversion.... What's the traditional way of doing this conversion? With swapping parts around? Can it be done by using the 1932-41 front cover and a divers helmet dizzi on the 1951 block and making a custom pinned...

I went to see a friend today and after a few hours of looking at old engines and talking we did a deal and I have bought all his Ford flathead V8 engines. I plan to build one good one from the three to power a 1930's New Zealand built wooden barrel back, V stern speedboat I have to restore. I...