The Ford Barn

corvette8n · 02-09-2017, 05:30 PM

https://youtu.be/mAwboVk3r4A
See the bus info at the 7:36 mark.
Was the engine in this bus a 85hp flathead or did they use the 337 flathead?

V8COOPMAN · 02-09-2017, 05:33 PM

I THINK the 337 didn't come into use until about '49-ish. DD

41Joe · 02-09-2017, 05:37 PM

V8Coopman is right. The 337 Lincolns didn't come out till 1949. I think the last year used was 1951 in the car and 1952 in the truck.

rotorwrench · 02-09-2017, 05:42 PM

On a 1941 it could be and 85 HP 221 CID engine as standard but could also have a 95 HP 239 CID engine as an option.

42merc · 02-09-2017, 06:03 PM

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The 1940 & thru '48 Ford rear engine buses were powered by the 239 cu in Mercury engine.
The 1944 rear engine bus began using a high volume fuel pump that became known as the "Bus pump" used by racers in the late '40s.
I suspect vapor lock was a problem with the rear engine location.

02-09-2017, 05:30 PM	#1
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 3,198	41 Ford rear engine bus question https://youtu.be/mAwboVk3r4A See the bus info at the 7:36 mark. Was the engine in this bus a 85hp flathead or did they use the 337 flathead?

02-09-2017, 05:33 PM	#2
V8COOPMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Shore of LAKE HOUSTON Posts: 11,184	Re: 41 Ford rear engine bus question I THINK the 337 didn't come into use until about '49-ish. DD __________________ *Click Links Below* __ ▼ *'35-'36 W/8BA & MECHANICAL FAN* *T5 W/TORQUE TUBE*

02-09-2017, 05:37 PM	#3
41Joe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 284	Re: 41 Ford rear engine bus question V8Coopman is right. The 337 Lincolns didn't come out till 1949. I think the last year used was 1951 in the car and 1952 in the truck.

02-09-2017, 05:42 PM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: 41 Ford rear engine bus question On a 1941 it could be and 85 HP 221 CID engine as standard but could also have a 95 HP 239 CID engine as an option.

02-09-2017, 06:03 PM	#5
42merc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Buchanan, MI Posts: 697	Re: 41 Ford rear engine bus question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The 1940 & thru '48 Ford rear engine buses were powered by the 239 cu in Mercury engine. The 1944 rear engine bus began using a high volume fuel pump that became known as the "Bus pump" used by racers in the late '40s. I suspect vapor lock was a problem with the rear engine location.