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09-29-2014, 10:58 PM | #1 |
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1946 Ford Flathead 59Block
I have a 1946 Ford Flathead with raised number 59 on the bell housing. I would like to know what kind of heads will fit on this Ford flathead Block ? I have (59AB) heads , I have ( A ) heads , I have ( GAE-O ) heads . The water jacket holes in the center of the heads are all different sizes. Does the different size water jacket ( hole diameter ) make a difference on how hot the flathead gets ?
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09-29-2014, 11:30 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1946 Ford Flathead 59Block
Choice of heads may be a matter of what car it may be used it. The engine was introduced at the end of the war (as WWII). The 59A heads were soon replaced with a slightly changed 59A-B to clarify that the heads were to be used on either side. The A-B seems to be the most common by far and the engine is popularly but wrongly known as the 59A-B. Usually nobody cares and everyone knows what you mean. On most '46 engines the 59A would be more correct, but the A-B followed. Good Luck: Fred A
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09-30-2014, 07:50 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1946 Ford Flathead 59Block
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