50 Ford heater

[Bill S]

The wire that goes from the heater switch to the motor. At what point on the firewall does it go through.
Tks
Bill S

 

[jdl]

This is a my 51 Ford heater wire, should be the same as your 50 Ford. the ground wire screws into the firewall under the hood below the heater motor.51 had a two speed motor, hince the two wires you see. your 50 may have a single speed one wire motor

 

[flathead4rd]

Mine goes through the grommet next to the choke cable. There is also a ground wire that attaches to the fire wall next to the heater hoses control valve. Check with shoeboxford.com someone there may have and original.

 

[Old Redneck]

What a nice picture of the wire. Nice car also. Lets see more pictures of the engine comp.

 

[jdl]

What a nice picture of the wire. Nice car also. Lets see more pictures of the engine comp.

Hey Redneck, Thanks for asking, here they are.

 

[Old Redneck]

Very impressive in other words nice. Thank you. Wish mine was that nice.

 

[proxie35]

Very nice engine compartment & it is done correct. Sherrel

 

[Bill S]

Thanks guys. My car is a convt and there is not a hole between the vin plate and heater hose. Maybe it came through the hole that the hydraulic lines for the top.
Nice pictures.
Bill S

 

[Cecil/WV]

I see the crank pulley is black, as the restoration guide says it should be. I have a friend who says that is wrong and that the book is wrong!! He says there is no way that the engine was painted without the pulley installed. I have 2 that are black. Comments??

 

[Kens 36]

Cecil,

My '50 Crestliner was original when I bought it. The crank pulley is black.

Ken

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Well, in the early years of the flathead the castings were painted after machining and before any assembly at all...there were masking fixtures for the gasket surfaces and such. See the "as Henry built it" book. I think it is likely that way was followed in later years.
This means all accessories and hardware were not painted with block, and gaskets were not painted either.
All the pulleys I come into contact with are sheet metal and were black...but this raises a question: Some late flathead crank pulleys are cast. Were those masked and painted at the foundry along with block and heads??

 

[jdl]

Thanks guys. My car is a convt and there is not a hole between the vin plate and heater hose. Maybe it came through the hole that the hydraulic lines for the top.
Nice pictures.
Bill S

Most heaters were not factory installed, they were dealer installed as a accessory. This should clear up the hole & wire placement

 

[Cecil/WV]

Cecil,

My '50 Crestliner was original when I bought it. The crank pulley is black.

Ken

My engine was original until last fall, but the paint was to far gone to tell what color it was, so I went by the book.

 

[Bill S]

Thanks JDI