Help Identify, Maybe French Flathead? ...
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Mike51Merc
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The governor port on the back of the engine, the Solex carb, and the cast oil pan are things you'll find on the French flatheads.
On the other hand, it has a generator instead of an alternator which indicates an older engine.
On the other hand, it has a generator instead of an alternator which indicates an older engine.
HotRodmicky
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Yep German flathead!
HotRodmicky
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I hope you find the main caps
Mart
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I don't mind repeating words.
It's German.
I had one in my 40, a low mileage unit from a fire appliance. A real nice smooth unit. That one might be useful if the main caps are there. It's like a french motor in as much as the bottom end is like 59A and the top ends are shaped like 8BA.
Mart.
It's German.
I had one in my 40, a low mileage unit from a fire appliance. A real nice smooth unit. That one might be useful if the main caps are there. It's like a french motor in as much as the bottom end is like 59A and the top ends are shaped like 8BA.
Mart.
Mike51Merc
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So now you can tell everyone you have a crate motor.
Mart
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The rear boss is definitely for a bosch distributor. You can see the distributor drive on the end of the oil pump shaft in the picture with the pistons. You can also see the distributor adaptor in place in the rear boss.
The thicker than normal front (timing) cover is set up with the bolt pattern for a 3 bolt distributor, and the cam is the long, early style, and a 3 bolt distributor can be bolted on in the front location and used instead of the rear location. Parts for the rear mount Bosch distributor are hard to find.
The aluminium oil pan is not compatible with a conventional USA type starter, the bosch pre engaged starter can be seen in one of the photos.
When I ran one in my 40 I used the oil pan, flywheel and starter from the worn out 59A I was replacing. I ran a 2 bolt crab distributor on a 3 bolt to 2 bolt adaptor. I blanked the rear distributor hole with a standard (inch sized) core plug. I used truck type pumps.
Mart.
The thicker than normal front (timing) cover is set up with the bolt pattern for a 3 bolt distributor, and the cam is the long, early style, and a 3 bolt distributor can be bolted on in the front location and used instead of the rear location. Parts for the rear mount Bosch distributor are hard to find.
The aluminium oil pan is not compatible with a conventional USA type starter, the bosch pre engaged starter can be seen in one of the photos.
When I ran one in my 40 I used the oil pan, flywheel and starter from the worn out 59A I was replacing. I ran a 2 bolt crab distributor on a 3 bolt to 2 bolt adaptor. I blanked the rear distributor hole with a standard (inch sized) core plug. I used truck type pumps.
Mart.
bob miller
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it's a german 29 ! a good base .
FlatheadTed
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Bruce Lancaster
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The later version of the G29 like yours retained the boss for early 3-bolt distributor up front, covered with a plate, so you have a ready backup plan for that part. It is probably from the big truck series with 1940 style sheetmetal, sold til about 1954...I don't think Ford Germany made any V8 cars after the war.
Your serial would if Amercan mark it as a 1948 build...Ford Germany serialed these engines from blocks of American serial numbers released for German manufacture.
How that corresponds with actual calendar, I don't know, as it would likely have been built and used in a rather slow production rate and not popped into a vehicle right away as in US production.
G29 series started as German built 239 29's, exactly equivalent except for timing pin and early type distributor to 1942 USA mercury and heavy truck. It eventually got the post for a German Bosch distributor and the modified heads.
Your serial would if Amercan mark it as a 1948 build...Ford Germany serialed these engines from blocks of American serial numbers released for German manufacture.
How that corresponds with actual calendar, I don't know, as it would likely have been built and used in a rather slow production rate and not popped into a vehicle right away as in US production.
G29 series started as German built 239 29's, exactly equivalent except for timing pin and early type distributor to 1942 USA mercury and heavy truck. It eventually got the post for a German Bosch distributor and the modified heads.
FlatheadTed
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I heard that the French military Govt ,brought the rights from Simca /Chrysler after the war ,?