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Old Oct 23, 2014 | 08:04 AM
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flathead v8 camshaft problems

i am currently rebuilding a Flathead at college. the way it started is i got a 52 model 239 Flathead gave to me and when i tour it all down i found out that the block was junk it had repairable cracks in the cylinder walls to the valves. so i found another block on craigslist to use it is also a 48 stud block. and i put my old cam in and ground my own valves and also got the crank and the pistons all in and when i went to see how the fuel pump push rod felt that's when i realized i have a MAJOR PROBLEM. my camshaft from my old engine is to short and i dont no what to do i thought all the 8ba camshafts were the same. also it looks like the oil pump idler gear will only half of the cam block.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2015 | 06:10 AM
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one question what do you mean by "48 stud block") I mean just what
exactly are you working with. a 1948 car block or a 24 stud oba 8ba etc
 
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Old Mar 7, 2015 | 07:12 PM
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I think he's counting all the studs, 24 per side equals 48.
 
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