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12-16-2015, 08:25 PM | #1 |
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year of flathead
Can someone tell what year this flathead is by the distributor mount or ???
It is in my 41. It did have a distributor drive adaptor on the distributor. What year did they go to 2 mount hole distributor? 59AB heads are later aren't they? 59 on top of bell housing means 46-48? Last edited by mrtexas; 12-16-2015 at 08:57 PM. |
12-16-2015, 08:27 PM | #2 |
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Re: year of flathead
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the 3 bolt was from 37-41 and the 2 bolt 42-48.
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12-16-2015, 08:31 PM | #3 |
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Re: year of flathead
Two bolt distributor came out in late 35 along with flat top coil.
Basically the three bolt was used 32 through 48
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12-16-2015, 08:58 PM | #4 |
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Re: year of flathead
# 3 bolt mount distributor was from 1932 to 1941 with a couple different versions. Early one has three holes in mounting and later ( 60 series engines ) had four holes in back but only used three of the (ie 39 to 41). Also different coils and mounting was used thru these years.
1942 to 1948 was two bolt with 42-44 being a flat crab cap and 45 to 48 using the rabbit ear round cap and bail. 1949 to 1953 was post mount with vacuum only advance etc...... May be off a year or two but we stock all the versions....... |
12-16-2015, 10:09 PM | #5 |
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Re: year of flathead
The engine in the pictures is a 46-48 block and heads. It could be a 221 or 239 from the factory. The timing cover is 1941 and older. Either the camshaft in the engine was swapped to work with the earlier distributor or a "button" was used to make up the distance from the shorter post-war cam.
It also looks like the engine has 1941 generator, crank pulley, fan, and exhaust manifolds. |
12-16-2015, 10:35 PM | #6 |
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12-16-2015, 10:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: year of flathead
Appears the engine is a mixture of parts (years) which is common.
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