Inside a '49-'53 Flathead Head
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Inside a '49-'53 Flathead Head
Some of us frequent the H.A.M.B. on Jalopy Journal. They had a post on flathead tech that will be of interest to this forum. One of the members took a '49-'53 cast iron Ford head and milled off the top revealing the water passages in the head. The link is here:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=95586
It was very revealing how the water flow enters the head and then flows through to the exits at the top front of the head. You can see where the head was redesigned to push most of the water from the front of the block to the rear where it enters the head and then has to flow forward to the front of the head to exit the head to the radiator. To aid the observer, head bolts and spark plugs were inserted into the appropriate holes so just the water passages were left. This series of pictures is very revealing. Take a look.
Phil
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=95586
It was very revealing how the water flow enters the head and then flows through to the exits at the top front of the head. You can see where the head was redesigned to push most of the water from the front of the block to the rear where it enters the head and then has to flow forward to the front of the head to exit the head to the radiator. To aid the observer, head bolts and spark plugs were inserted into the appropriate holes so just the water passages were left. This series of pictures is very revealing. Take a look.
Phil
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