The Ford Barn

big job · 01-05-2020, 11:01 AM

How many V8 59s my father replaced in those I couldn't count yet in 1rst grade 8BA not
invented yet only in trucks..... LOL

jake197000 · 08-30-2023, 01:51 PM

nothing wrong with hydraulic lifters mine a quiet.you have to take them apart and clean them during overhaul.

petehoovie · 08-30-2023, 03:55 PM

larry butcher · 08-30-2023, 05:01 PM

The HV12 Zephyr engine was NOT a crap engine! People did not take care of them. I have had 5 V12's in different Lincolns and had rebuilt 2 . The last was in a '38 LZ Conv. Coupe, it was running good after about 35 years. With the Hyd. lifters, the oil has to be changed often and remember back in the late 40's and 50's the oil was 1 step above "drive way sealer". On my last rebuild, I used new lifters- VL-15 with oil stem ground off. Resurfaced the bodies. New, they were supposed to have about a .003 crown. Another important thing was , these engines were never run enough to cook the water out. Short trip, turn it off. Run to the store, turn it off. Go to Church, turn it off. The intake manifolds often "rotted out" from the moisture inside the valley. The only cracked block was due to the old lady I bought my '38 from, could not handle the mechanical brakes and smashed into someone. When I first looked at the car , the heads were in the trunk! Bad sign! One last thing--if you find a Zephyr or Continental in a barn , don't be a "hero" and try to start it. Drop the pan and clean out the "mud" .Thanks, Larry

01-05-2020, 11:01 AM	#21
big job Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Dighton, Mass Posts: 1,230	Re: Lincoln V12 a crap engine? How many V8 59s my father replaced in those I couldn't count yet in 1rst grade 8BA not invented yet only in trucks..... LOL

08-30-2023, 01:51 PM	#22
jake197000 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 350	Re: Lincoln V12 a crap engine? nothing wrong with hydraulic lifters mine a quiet.you have to take them apart and clean them during overhaul.

08-30-2023, 03:55 PM	#23
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,156	Re: Lincoln V12 a crap engine? __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

08-30-2023, 05:01 PM	#24
larry butcher Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: taneytown Md Posts: 92	Re: Lincoln V12 a crap engine? The HV12 Zephyr engine was NOT a crap engine! People did not take care of them. I have had 5 V12's in different Lincolns and had rebuilt 2 . The last was in a '38 LZ Conv. Coupe, it was running good after about 35 years. With the Hyd. lifters, the oil has to be changed often and remember back in the late 40's and 50's the oil was 1 step above "drive way sealer". On my last rebuild, I used new lifters- VL-15 with oil stem ground off. Resurfaced the bodies. New, they were supposed to have about a .003 crown. Another important thing was , these engines were never run enough to cook the water out. Short trip, turn it off. Run to the store, turn it off. Go to Church, turn it off. The intake manifolds often "rotted out" from the moisture inside the valley. The only cracked block was due to the old lady I bought my '38 from, could not handle the mechanical brakes and smashed into someone. When I first looked at the car , the heads were in the trunk! Bad sign! One last thing--if you find a Zephyr or Continental in a barn , don't be a "hero" and try to start it. Drop the pan and clean out the "mud" .Thanks, Larry