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Old Henry · 10-21-2011, 09:24 PM

My friend/neighbor just bought a 47 tudor with this engine in it. The heads are marked 59A-B but the intake manifold is very different than my stock one. It has the oil filler where shown and ahead of that a hole that a pipe comes out apparently for blow-by. Is this some kind of different intake manifold for a 59A-B or is it a different engine?

bbrocksr · 10-21-2011, 09:38 PM

49-53/8BA manifold.
Bill

Mike in AZ · 10-21-2011, 10:32 PM

check bellhousing for cast 59....if no bellhousing, then 49-53 engine with 59 heads....Mike

Old Henry · 10-31-2011, 12:01 AM

Don't know much about the newer flatheads (after '48.) Do they have the same stock displacement (239 cu. in.) and horsepower (100 hp) or more?

Henry/Kokomo · 10-31-2011, 08:01 AM

Since the engine has studs rather than bolts holding the heads and there's no sign of the water outlet on the front of the head, it looks to me like its the 59 style engine with an 8ba type intake, like bbrocksr said.

jack orchard · 10-31-2011, 09:29 AM

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never seen an alternator mounted like that. is there a bracket holding it that i cant see, or is there just one bolt holding it?

Junknshit · 10-31-2011, 10:39 AM

Must be an electric car, Huh? What with the wire going to the fuel inlet on the csrb. :>}

Old Henry · 10-31-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jack orchard

never seen an alternator mounted like that. is there a bracket holding it that i cant see, or is there just one bolt holding it?

Alternator is mounted on standard alternator bracket that fits in where the stock generator bracket fits.

Old Henry · 10-31-2011, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Junknshit

Must be an electric car, Huh? What with the wire going to the fuel inlet on the csrb. :>}

Camera angle makes it look like it's attached to the csrb but it's not. It's hanging out in mid air inches from the csrb fitting (or did you mean carb rather than csrb.)

Old Henry · 11-01-2011, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Henry/Kokomo

Since the engine has studs rather than bolts holding the heads and there's no sign of the water outlet on the front of the head, it looks to me like its the 59 style engine with an 8ba type intake, like bbrocksr said.

So, is it the same displacement and horsepower as my '47 stock engine or more?

Barry WNY · 11-01-2011, 04:40 AM

I would get a "slingshot" mount for the alternator so it will use both mount holes, slight whitling & shimming, but lower & solid, i believe that hanging wire needs to go to ground?
Also find a road draft tube or swap to the correct manifold. Detailing under the hood will look better, and may not leave him by the roadside. I would be afraid the alternator may wobble at speed, break off and fan/ radiator ouch

Henry/Kokomo · 11-01-2011, 06:28 AM

If all is as it seems, the engine would be the same diaplacement as a stock '47 engine. Swapping the manifold as Barry WNY suggests is a relatively easy job and would improve the looks, IMHO. No matter what intake manifold the owner uses, he definitely needs a proper alternator mounting bracket for safety reasons. If he wants a 59ab maniflod, PM me.

10-21-2011, 09:38 PM	#2
bbrocksr Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Yakima Washington Posts: 913	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? 49-53/8BA manifold. Bill

10-21-2011, 10:32 PM	#3
Mike in AZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waddell, AZ Posts: 2,540	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? check bellhousing for cast 59....if no bellhousing, then 49-53 engine with 59 heads....Mike

10-31-2011, 12:01 AM	#4
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? Don't know much about the newer flatheads (after '48.) Do they have the same stock displacement (239 cu. in.) and horsepower (100 hp) or more? __________________ 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

10-31-2011, 08:01 AM	#5
Henry/Kokomo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kokomo, Indiana Posts: 1,731	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? Since the engine has studs rather than bolts holding the heads and there's no sign of the water outlet on the front of the head, it looks to me like its the 59 style engine with an 8ba type intake, like bbrocksr said.

10-31-2011, 09:29 AM	#6
jack orchard Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: summerfield florida Posts: 383	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) never seen an alternator mounted like that. is there a bracket holding it that i cant see, or is there just one bolt holding it?

10-31-2011, 10:39 AM	#7
Junknshit Banned Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wash. Posts: 233	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? Must be an electric car, Huh? What with the wire going to the fuel inlet on the csrb. :>}

11-01-2011, 04:40 AM	#11
Barry WNY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sinclairville NY Posts: 230	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? I would get a "slingshot" mount for the alternator so it will use both mount holes, slight whitling & shimming, but lower & solid, i believe that hanging wire needs to go to ground? Also find a road draft tube or swap to the correct manifold. Detailing under the hood will look better, and may not leave him by the roadside. I would be afraid the alternator may wobble at speed, break off and fan/ radiator ouch

11-01-2011, 06:28 AM	#12
Henry/Kokomo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kokomo, Indiana Posts: 1,731	Re: What kind of engine/intake manifold? If all is as it seems, the engine would be the same diaplacement as a stock '47 engine. Swapping the manifold as Barry WNY suggests is a relatively easy job and would improve the looks, IMHO. No matter what intake manifold the owner uses, he definitely needs a proper alternator mounting bracket for safety reasons. If he wants a 59ab maniflod, PM me.