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Originally Posted by Synchro909
As I have posted before, my firm belief is the reason for so many B blocks cracking is related tot he crappy distributors Ford used on them. After not so much use, they don't advance fully which means that the engine is running retarded. A retarded engine runs hot. Hot engines crack.
Simple as that!
If you were to ditch the original distributor and substitute an after market one with auto advance, you will be fine with a B engine.
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Synchro,
You have presented an interesting argument worthy of further investigation. What distributor would you recommend? My brother just purchased 2 Model B engines hoping for a good one to install in his '33 Model B half ton pickup. We've already pulled one cracked engine with overheating problems - we'd sure like to avoid going thru this drill again!