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Jefscoupe · 08-03-2013, 03:33 PM

Thanks guys.
Today I've been taking off the junk (old belts, hoses, wires) and the bellhousing/clutch/flywheel to get it ready for the engine stand.
It does (did) have the 11 inch clutch.
I've seen stock flywheels turned on the backside to lighten them.
I'm a machinist by trade. Is this something I could do? Any tips on doing it?
I could drill/tap for the smaller clutch as well.
But the face is pretty rusty. Is there plenty of material that can be taken off the face? May need as much as .050" to clean up good.
And what is this Holley Load-A-Matic distributor? How do I identify it?
This engine looks to have been rolled over on to the dizzy side. The big 5 blade fan was bent, the cap was crushed and the coil was flattened (literally). Dizzy may be trash anyway.
But I have a couple others off Ford car engines.
Well, I have the plate on the back of the engine (finally) so I'm going back out to stick it on the stand. Then I'll start blowing the engine apart.
Let's see what the inside looks like. Fingers crossed.
Fun time!

08-03-2013, 03:33 PM	#8
Jefscoupe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Millington, TN Posts: 101	Re: Mercury Flatheads Thanks guys. Today I've been taking off the junk (old belts, hoses, wires) and the bellhousing/clutch/flywheel to get it ready for the engine stand. It does (did) have the 11 inch clutch. I've seen stock flywheels turned on the backside to lighten them. I'm a machinist by trade. Is this something I could do? Any tips on doing it? I could drill/tap for the smaller clutch as well. But the face is pretty rusty. Is there plenty of material that can be taken off the face? May need as much as .050" to clean up good. And what is this Holley Load-A-Matic distributor? How do I identify it? This engine looks to have been rolled over on to the dizzy side. The big 5 blade fan was bent, the cap was crushed and the coil was flattened (literally). Dizzy may be trash anyway. But I have a couple others off Ford car engines. Well, I have the plate on the back of the engine (finally) so I'm going back out to stick it on the stand. Then I'll start blowing the engine apart. Let's see what the inside looks like. Fingers crossed. Fun time!