Flathead aluminum manifold...
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Flathead aluminum manifold...
I bought a manifold/carb/linkage set up off uPay, recently. It has arrived, and the manifold is aluminum! It came off an M-1 (?), from Canada. It looks exactly like the stock casts manifold, with a little bit of difference, mostly in the structural webbing. All the holes are in the same places as the cast.
Were these common? Other than the high $$$ ones, with multi-carb setups, etc, I've never seen one. It's about 1/3 the weight, and ought to clean up/polish up really nice!
While on the subject, does anyone have a trick to getting the oil fill tube out of the cast manifold? The aluminum one came without it.
I primarily bought it, for the firewall throttle linkage, as well as a spare fuel pump, carb, etc, so the aluminum manifold was a "gimme". Any info on it, would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
R
Were these common? Other than the high $$$ ones, with multi-carb setups, etc, I've never seen one. It's about 1/3 the weight, and ought to clean up/polish up really nice!
While on the subject, does anyone have a trick to getting the oil fill tube out of the cast manifold? The aluminum one came without it.
I primarily bought it, for the firewall throttle linkage, as well as a spare fuel pump, carb, etc, so the aluminum manifold was a "gimme". Any info on it, would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
R
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I got one from one of our Canadian brothers. All the Can. 239's apparently had them, he says they go for $20 at swap meets up there. Mine is apparently from a larger truck, as it has a large vacuum port (for power brakes?)
The tube is "just" a press-fit, but it won't likely drop out easily!! Conversely, it isn't likely to stick tight in the new manifold. Patience...
It's occured to me that with the aluminum manifold, an aluminum timing cover (also a Canadian pece), and if I bought aluminum heads, my flatty could weigh only 500 lbs!
The tube is "just" a press-fit, but it won't likely drop out easily!! Conversely, it isn't likely to stick tight in the new manifold. Patience...
It's occured to me that with the aluminum manifold, an aluminum timing cover (also a Canadian pece), and if I bought aluminum heads, my flatty could weigh only 500 lbs!
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Some American and some Canadian engines came with alum heads, but I believe only in the 59 series (pre-48 truck, center water outlet heads). Mostly just lighter, not a performance boost.
Aluminum aftermarket heads are a "goal" or "Xmas list" item for me, behind a long list of other things! And that just starts you down the slippery slope to special pistons, manifolds, etc...
Aluminum aftermarket heads are a "goal" or "Xmas list" item for me, behind a long list of other things! And that just starts you down the slippery slope to special pistons, manifolds, etc...
