Hey all I am new to this forum due to the fact I have a 1949 meteor ( Canadian Ford) This car has 23,000 miles on it and is in great shape except the fact that the main bearing is cracked to the point of no return. I am now looking for a new block. I removed the engine and tore it down only to fine it had aluminum heads and intake. The intake is no big woop but the heads are strange. I have discussed this with some old mechanics and they say no way, ford did not make aluminum heads . You can get aftermarket offenhouser etc heads. This engine has aluminum heads definately . Can anyone shed any light on this the head are stamped "made in canada"
1949 Meteor
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Hello Meteor, I think he is miss informed as I just recently sold A pair of new old stock made in Canada aluminum heads made in canada
right on UM . These were for the 59 AB style engine. I don`t know about production span ! OLSTYLE...
Great, so as I see it and Ford Canada can not tell me this I believe that the aluminum head only came out in 1949. The Merc may have had them longer do not know. I also understand the standard "flat Head" had 101 hp but the aluminum head had slightly domed pistons and had 147 hp . It is scary when you guys know more about late 40 fords than Ford Canada
