The Ford Barn

GWRAALSTAD · 11-16-2025, 03:29 PM

After my disastrous EAC purchase a couple of months ago, I'm extremely happy with this purchase. But, I do have some questions. I purchased two in-depth books on Flatheads but have not received them yet. EAB heads, I presume the F is for Ford. What is the L262. Back of the block Has L142 and 18. On the back right of the block face is a 2 in a square and stamped 2BA1. But, in the valley is 1BA-1. Confusing? The rest of the pic's are marking on the block face. On the heads one is marked C1 and the other is A1. I was absolutely amazed at how clean the water jacket is. The block shows no visible cracks. I'm still going to have the block dipped and magna fluxed. A curious observation is that a couple of the cylinders have a wear ridge on the low side (exhaust) with no wear/ridge on the high side (intake). Valves free. Intake L242. IMG_7276.jpg

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11-16-2025, 03:29 PM	#1
GWRAALSTAD Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2025 Posts: 6	EAB Questions After my disastrous EAC purchase a couple of months ago, I'm extremely happy with this purchase. But, I do have some questions. I purchased two in-depth books on Flatheads but have not received them yet. EAB heads, I presume the F is for Ford. What is the L262. Back of the block Has L142 and 18. On the back right of the block face is a 2 in a square and stamped 2BA1. But, in the valley is 1BA-1. Confusing? The rest of the pic's are marking on the block face. On the heads one is marked C1 and the other is A1. I was absolutely amazed at how clean the water jacket is. The block shows no visible cracks. I'm still going to have the block dipped and magna fluxed. A curious observation is that a couple of the cylinders have a wear ridge on the low side (exhaust) with no wear/ridge on the high side (intake). Valves free. Intake L242. IMG_7276.jpg IMG_7306.jpg IMG_7305.jpg IMG_7310.jpg IMG_7324.jpg IMG_7308.jpg IMG_7316.jpg IMG_7307.jpg