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03-31-2011, 12:22 AM | #1 |
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1946 Flathead Engine Assembly Line Photo
Hey Guys,
I thought you might enjoy this photo. I just received this original 8x10 photo I purchased on ebay for $12.00 It was advertised as 1946 automobile piston installation, no Ford or flathead in the description. Brand new 1946 Ford 59A engines! It Looks like a couple of guys started the head studs in the block and then the guy further down the assembly line screwed them in with a pneumatic gun. I don’t see any sealer on the stud threads??? The rod caps are laying next to the blocks. This photo was originally taken in 1946 by a newspaper photographer and used in a Detroit newspaper story about a Ford lay-off that had just ended. Jerry |
03-31-2011, 04:00 AM | #2 |
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Re: 1946 Flathead Engine Assembly Line Photo
Great pictures and like your air cooled coupe too!
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03-31-2011, 04:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1946 Flathead Engine Assembly Line Photo
Very cool to have that look inside the Flathead assembly line. Notice the "factory relieved" block??
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03-31-2011, 02:24 PM | #4 | |
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You have good eyes, I did not notice those were relieved blocks. Jerry |
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03-31-2011, 03:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1946 Flathead Engine Assembly Line Photo
What's the guy with the short sleeves saying? Guy with the apron just remarked "Hey, these studs are different lengths!" Nobody has any Permatex on their fingers so this must be some continuing job action from the strike. Seepage Day. ..B.
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03-31-2011, 05:21 PM | #6 |
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Studs were self sealing; early Ford deck threads were extra tight, maybe class 3 or a predecessor standard. Nowadays most have had normal (class 2) Machinest's taps run through them, so studs are wobbly and need sealer and setting up. Note that studs shown are not run in...these guys just got them into the holes by hand and someone a bit farther downstream with a tool ran them down snug. I have a picture somewhere of an English 221 V8 getting tapped...side, front, head, and manifold holes were done simultaneously on a fixture with...guessing...60 or so spindles, and the whole block was masked by what looked like an explosion of cutting oil! |
04-03-2011, 08:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1946 Flathead Engine Assembly Line Photo
Thanks for sharing the photo. You're a gentleman and a scholar.
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