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Originally Posted by Jacques Reed
C59A blocks are 1946 to 1948 Mercury engine blocks according to Tex Smith's "The Complete Ford Flathead V8 Manual"
These engines were rated at 100 HP at 3800 RPM with a 239 CID and a compression ratio of 6.8:1 which is slightly higher than the earlier Ford V8 engines hence the 100 HP rating.
As a matter of interest, my engine is a C69A block which makes it a 1946 Ford engine but with virtually the same specs.
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To add to this (I hope): I used this site -
http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/f...85to100mid.htm - when I was trying to ID the "F59A" Flathead in the attached picture.
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28-09-14, 10:32
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