I have a 42 1-Ton with original 6cyl G-series. Also have an H-series I ran in it for a number of years. Many thanks for the Flathead pages. If you need more pic's of either series, send me a note. Both engines are out and on stands while I'm restoring.
Just a point of interest, a lot of old Gleaner combines were powered by flathead six cylinder Fords. Pretty much the same engine, but had a different cover on the front for installation of a gear driven governor, and a large pulley drive bolted on the rear. There are still a number of these sitting around in combine boneyards, if you are looking for one.
I know these have been up here for awhile but I will give my two cents worth anyhow. I have a 51 F-6 with a M series "big 6". I also had a 49 with an H series 6 which recently blew on. I replaced it with a 53' v-8. The only problem I ran into was the flywheels are not interchangeable. I would say the big six has more torque than the v-8. Glad to finally see something on the flathead sixes on the net..Jim
Just a point of interest, a lot of old Gleaner combines were powered by flathead six cylinder Fords. Pretty much the same engine, but had a different cover on the front for installation of a gear driven governor, and a large pulley drive bolted on the rear. There are still a number of these sitting around in combine boneyards, if you are looking for one.
Where are these yards located ??? I would also like to find one of those "M" Flatheads.
i have a 52 ford f6 im working on with the flathead 6 4speed 2speed rearend does anyone know what other kind of truck 4speed will work i have one from a 63 f600 would that work i want to shift the gears without stoping lol
The 49-51 f6 was available with a 254 flathead six. It was rated 112HP and 217LB.FT of torque(in 51). Thats not too shabby! I have a good running 1951 254CID flathead six. I am trying to decide wether to put it into one of my old trucks, or sell it to someone looking to build-up a really strong flathead six. The 254 6's are not very plentiful in solid running condition.
I beleive there are two diffrent belhousings you could get on a flathead in 52. and the t-98 warners came in either configuration. If still no dice cornhusker sells adapters that retain the centershaft throwout bearing but you can put any modern trans including an overdrive. or use a fork style throwout bearing. Just for petes sake dont stuff an auto in it.
oops I thougt I was on the V8 thread, I don't Know to much "bout them six bangers cept that they put em in all the way up to the 254 in the f-6. and that them 254 were some mules.
Count me in and lets get this forum up and running on all six cylinders. I have a 51 F6 with it's stock 254 M. It's looking good so far. It's not a bad motor right outa the box but I've seen plenty of options already that will make it a great motor. Dual carbs, header, dual exhaust. A friend of mine has seen a fake downdraft carb that hides a throttle body fuel injection system so I don't want to jump to dual carb just yet. I've heard you can put the 226 head on the 254 engine and increase the compression substantially. I just had my old head taken down 23 thou to take the warp out so that should increase it a little.
I was going nuts the other day trying to find a solution to the old canister oil filter. I'd heard of people stuffing rolls of toilet paper in them and all kinds of conversions but none I'd call simple. So I decided to phone my local auto parts store. They suggested I call the local oil change guy and I was really losing heart. I decided - what do I have to lose? The oil change guy references it in his system in 10 seconds flat. Gives me a part number for the auto parts guy. I phone the auto parts guy back who has the correct cartridge in his hands in - you guessed it - 10 seconds flat.
I LOVE THIS TRUCK! So far everything I've needed to get it running has been off the shelf. The trick is in the sharing of information. Thank heaven for forums like this one. Nice site JML. That's a real purty 226 you got there, now that you have the color right! ;-) Can I have the head when you're done with it?
I spoke too soon. Now I'm up the creek without an exhaust manifold. I even had a hot shot welder lined up to repair the one I've got but it's not just cracked. It's in bits and pieces. Can anyone offer a lead to a good stock manifold or a header? I've learned that a header can be made from combing the old manifolds from truck and car. I do like the idea of retaining the carb heating properties of the stock manifold as well as the reduced engine noise through cast as opposed to tube headers.
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still looking for F6 BIG 6 ("M") rebuildable engine
