Re: Flushing engine block
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Originally Posted by grumppyoldman
Well up jumped the Devil, radiator shop called me, radiator shot. Big leak and several small ones. Got a 3 core aluminum Champion on it's way, have some good reports and not much bad. It's not a show car to be judged, so aluminum will work, especially for $800 less.
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Good luck with that. Aluminum will not cool as well as a brass radiator maybe you will get lucky. Flatheads' like to get warm since the exhaust ports are super-heating the coolant. The radiator is the most important part of the system.
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I use the F word a lot no not that word these words Flathead , Focus and Finish.
"Life Member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club using a Ford Flathead block"
Owner , Builder, Driver of the First Ford Flathead bodied roadster to run 200 MPH Record July 13, 2018 LTA timing association 200.921 in one and a half miles burning gasoline.
First ever gas burning Ford flathead powered roadster to run 200 MPH at Bonneville Salt Flats setting the record August 7th 2021 at 205.744 MPH
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