1938 woody muffler
 

Looking to see if anyone knows where I could get a muffler for my 38 woody without breaking the bank? I think the 400 dollars that ecklers wants is a little steep.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

If you want concourse correct, well, that comes with a cost. I'd recently sold a used (correct) muffler for $300. So, methinks $400 isn't too bad for new as long as it's correct. I'm quite leery of Ecklers (Macs).

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I would get a photo from Ecklers of the muffler and ask if it's in stock or not. If it's not in stock you may wait a long time!

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

Do you want Concourse correct or just a muffler??


Any good exhaust shop could hook you up with a muffler. JMO
Paul in CT

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

Does the woody have a special muffler? I just bought a 38 convertible and it came with what looks to be a stock exhaust system that I'm not planning on using. I can send pics if you are interested

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

I have a complete sock system for $50 . ran for maybe 1/2hr then duals installed. Newc in Oregon.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

Here is a photograph of a stock muffler for a '39 / '40. Same basic appearance of a '38 but possibly differing inlet / outlet orientation.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

What is the OAL. (length of the body)??

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

I'm pretty sure that's what the one that came with the car looks like. I'll look at it later tonight when I get home. Should it have a part number or ford script?

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

No part number but yes, the Ford script on one end.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

Once in a while the originals do turn up in the remnants of their original service part boxes. Mike, please correct me if wrong, but doesn't the original muffler have a 48 part number prefix ('35 model year) with the inlet at 6 o'clock when viewed from the rear and a 10 o'clock outlet?


P.S. For those of you who missed Hershey this year, count your blessings. The near-non-stop rain and cold temperatures so far have been a bummer.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

David, you are (no surprise) correct in that the prefix for the '38 muffler is 48. For '39 / '40, as I'd depicted in my previous post, the prefix is 91a.
I'll go back and edit that post to avoid confusion as to the orientation of the inlet / outlet. It (the photo) should still be of some aid to those searching for a proper muffler.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

I have a Ford script 48-5230 mufflers

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

PT# for 35 to 38 muffler is 48-5230, 39 to 40 91A-5230.

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Kube & DavidG


I have this "Ford Script" muffler BUT I find NO part # stamped on it? I thought that the "other" determinate of the difference in "Ford" muffler's was the Over All Length??

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

Of course, length and inlet / outlet location determine application.
Later, service parts were often shorter than the factory installed part and utilized adapters.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

SO....I am assuming the one in my picture is a 35-38 even though in the first picture I have the inlet and outlet reversed per DavidG's 10 & 6 locations. AT least in my mind IF I move them in the correct location I think it makes the outlet 10 and the inlet 6????


AND do you have a picture you could share of the 91A muffler by chance close at hand??2 AS I need 2 of those.


SORRY Kube just saw the one in the above post!!! Never mind on the 91A

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

Just a note, when talking about orientation, ie 6 oclock, 10 oclock, you need to say viewed from which end, and with "X_ray" eyes or from looking at each end. Could be confusing.

Reminds me of a High School physics test that asked "why does a mirror reverse writing on your shirt, left to right, but not up and down?"! Obviously, left and right depend on which way you are looking but up and down doesn't.

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

Call Waldron's Exhaust in Michigan. I bought a stock stainless steel complete system from them for my 41 pickup. The fit was fantastic, they make good stuff.

https://waldronexhaust.com/#

Re: 1938 woody muffler
 

DavidG covered that exact point of reference in post #11.