Fathers Old Ford

[Hookster]

A lot of good info in the contributions to this thread...
I have dealt with a lot of engines that have not been ran in many years, I have found that in many cases an engine that has not been turned over for many years can have some serious problems in the bore and valves. I would suggest blowing any debris away from the spark plug recess's before you pull the plugs, then pore several oz of Marvel Mystery oil into each cylinder. Let the MMO sit for several days then try to turn the engine over by hand. Repeat the turning of the engine over several times, letting the engine rest for several days between attempts to tying it over.

In all probability the engine will most likely need to be torn down, however, I have saved a lot of engines with the MMO treatment.
The generators you have appear to be two brush '39 or later, however, I did not note a pulley to accommodate a fan blade on the front of the generator. The '36 Fords had three brush, shunt wound generators where-as '39 and later have two-brush with a regulator mounted on the firewall.
I would suggest you join the Early Ford V8 Club, then look around for a Regional Group in your area... This could provide you with a lot of local hands on help with the project of bringing the '36 back to life.

The fan on the left is larger diameter and appears much too big to fit. The fan on right is much smaller diameter and bolts directly to pulley that appears to fit lower generator.

I did put MMO in the cylinders, but I've now removed the heads before trying to turn over engine.

Well, my mother is a big fan of feeding the birds and apparently Mr. Mouse had moved into the uncovered water outlets on the right head. It's filled with sunflower seed shells, and they are packed all the way down in the block. So, it looks like I need to go ahead and remove engine to clean and check bearing clearances and ring gaps. Sometimes you just got to laugh it off and go on. Thanks for your input.