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pt5win30 · 03-17-2024, 07:16 PM

Hello! Looking for some help picked this head up can’t find anything after searching. What’s the story on it? When was it made? What compression ratio? No hole for a stock distributor alignment pin. Could a stock distributor be made to fit? Any info would be greatly appreciated

Flathead · 03-17-2024, 08:03 PM

Looks like it was cast to be able to add the distributor pin hole, just mark it and drill it.

nkaminar · 03-17-2024, 08:42 PM

You may have a hard time finding a gasket to fit. The stock distributor may not work because of the plug locations. Otherwise, I like it.

PC/SR · 03-17-2024, 09:30 PM

Combustion chamber looks like a repo Winfield I have. Hard to tell the CR without ccing the chamber but it looks bigger than the 7-1 Winfield. Just a WA guess, somewhere around 6-1. Don't really need the distributor pin hole. Time it the regular way aligning the contact points then mark the pin location and drill.

jeepguy1948 · 03-17-2024, 09:30 PM

The only way you will know what the cr is will be to “CC” the chambers. Anything else is nothing better than a guess

Jim Brierley · 03-18-2024, 11:01 AM

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It was made in the 70's in the San Bernardino area. There was a Model A guy that owned a parts store there and he produced a few performance parts. I think his last name was James???

Most any Model A gasket will fit, place it on the head and see that the gasket doesn't hang out into the chamber.

alexiskai · 03-18-2024, 01:07 PM

Definitely looks "inspired by" the Winfield heads, down to the plug location and (eyeballing it) being threaded for 14mm plugs.

katy · 03-19-2024, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flathead

Looks like it was cast to be able to add the distributor pin hole, just mark it and drill it.

Ditto

Is that aluminum?

03-17-2024, 08:03 PM	#2
Flathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 1,617	Re: Vulcan 1 cylinder head Looks like it was cast to be able to add the distributor pin hole, just mark it and drill it.

03-17-2024, 08:42 PM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,859	Re: Vulcan 1 cylinder head You may have a hard time finding a gasket to fit. The stock distributor may not work because of the plug locations. Otherwise, I like it. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-17-2024, 09:30 PM	#4
PC/SR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 1,285	Re: Vulcan 1 cylinder head Combustion chamber looks like a repo Winfield I have. Hard to tell the CR without ccing the chamber but it looks bigger than the 7-1 Winfield. Just a WA guess, somewhere around 6-1. Don't really need the distributor pin hole. Time it the regular way aligning the contact points then mark the pin location and drill.

03-17-2024, 09:30 PM	#5
jeepguy1948 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 889	Re: Vulcan 1 cylinder head The only way you will know what the cr is will be to “CC” the chambers. Anything else is nothing better than a guess

03-18-2024, 11:01 AM	#6
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,251	Re: Vulcan 1 cylinder head Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It was made in the 70's in the San Bernardino area. There was a Model A guy that owned a parts store there and he produced a few performance parts. I think his last name was James??? Most any Model A gasket will fit, place it on the head and see that the gasket doesn't hang out into the chamber.

03-18-2024, 01:07 PM	#7
alexiskai Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Mebane NC Posts: 2,848	Re: Vulcan 1 cylinder head Definitely looks "inspired by" the Winfield heads, down to the plug location and (eyeballing it) being threaded for 14mm plugs.