View Single Post
Old 06-13-2012, 09:30 PM   #54
Old Henry
Senior Member
 
Old Henry's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Orem, Utah
Posts: 5,762
Default Re: How hot can you really run a flathead safely?

Quote:
Originally Posted by cuddles1 View Post
Yho Henry: Sounds like tempers are over-heating? (ha)
The question is - how hot can they get before they blow??? Does it have to do with pressure or altitude? Or, just the color of the face?

Quote:
Originally Posted by cuddles1 View Post
I am driving a 47- Ford flathead with the standard dash temp gauge; How do I know what the temp is by looking at this dash gauge? Your car looks similar to mine; 47-of 48?? Do I have to add a temp gauge??? Thanks for your reply......Dave
I recorded temperatures of the heads at various readings on my gauge and show them in this thread that may give you some idea. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61815
__________________
Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome)
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

Last edited by Old Henry; 06-13-2012 at 10:08 PM.
Old Henry is offline   Reply With Quote