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Thanks guys for all the advice! I came home and filled my pump with some 10w-40 mixed with stp zinc additive and boom 55lbs! You learn something new every day, even got a video of the second time. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jd5eH_BsltU Thanks again

Hi all, I am in the process of getting ready to start my 226 I finished a rebuild on. I turned the engine over with the starter but am not building oil pressure, even after 30 sec or so. I pulled the plate off my oil pump and there is oil in there but no signs of it in my mechanical gauge...

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/UPaTiHioFoc Video of it

I have ruled the pump out and checked my valve lash last summer. I cant imagine I have something seized up?

Hi Guys, Been reading previous threads on clicking and thought Id post here cause Im a little stumped. My 8BA in my 50’ F3 started ticking louder recently. The engine has 800 miles on it and has a 4” crank and mild cam. Oil pressure is @ 60 going down the highway and my oil is clean as is the...

https://fordsix.com/threads/cracked-lifter-bore-226-h.83660/#post-667011 Thread at FordSix forum with picture

Hi Guys, I hope its okay I post about a 6 cyl in the V8 section…but want some opinions. I am currently building a 226 H series for my 47’ 1 ton pickup and while setting my valve lash I noticed a nasty crack on the lifter bore (picture upload failed? Figuring it out). Yes this has been to the...

I know this is a v8 wanted forum but I am looking for 226 Flathead H series parts. Specifically a distributor, oil pan, fan, and carb if available. Let me know what you have, depending on location I may be interested in a whole engine for parts. Thanks, Sam

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Hi all just thought I’d give an update. Been a couple weeks and have been enjoying the truck without anymore smoke. I have been having the time of my life cruising even though it rides like wagon on rocks. Time to finish the bed wood, but wanted to say...

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Thank you, the cab and hood are Massey Furgeson red

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Well guys, the clouds parted and the sun shown through today. Haven’t added any block sealer products yet however I spent all morning driving the truck up and down my road (my neighbors hate me I’m sure) and within an hour of running and driving the light...

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Here is a video of the truck idling. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ9T3Vj8cx0 Sam

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust I think it’s worth a shot. I did end up picking up some of that alumaseal from oreillys so I will try that first. The motivation comes from working on this night after night and being so close to the finish line, then I can start a new project ;)...will...

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust I may pull the left head off again...if I do I will check for flatness. And yes I followed the pattern for re torquing. Have retorqued the heads 5 times now. As of last night, I don’t have any coolant in my oil, I don’t have coolant sitting in my #8 cylinder...

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Also here is the picture of the truck. I started the restoration when I was 17 am 24 now so looking forward to wrapping it up. Sam

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Update. Got the gaskets installed, ran for 15 mins, let cool retorqued, then repeated once more. The truck already runs better. Passenger tail pipe doesn’t smoke anymore, drivers still does. Checked plugs, #8 (one closest to firewall on drivers side) is steam...

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Looking at the gasket again I think you may be right....might be that simple.

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust 8 was the bottom end, the other head looks similar. And the other side of the gaskets have the same black marks. Will the Best Gaskets “graphtite” gaskets suffice? I assume when you say composite you mean the ones that aren’t copper, like fel pros etc. also I...

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust I drained the coolant this afternoon and let the truck run briefly, no smoke at all. So it is a coolant issue. I pulled the heads, cleaned the copper spray off and could not find any visible cracks on the deck - not to say there are ones in other places. Here...

Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust Thanks all for the responses. The block is bored .060 over, I ordered some best gaskets graphtite gaskets last night so will try those. I am not showing any traces of coolant in my oil. The thing is I remember seeing the block after it was magnafluxed. 2...