Stuck Engine new solution

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Dave

The pressure washer one is a new one on me. I've use the compressed air approach only reasonably useful, have also used the grease gun and hydraulic pump approach they work but as you point out clean up problem. But in this case none of those approaches would have worked because none of the valves were sealing so no pressure build up.

Finished up getting the engine turning to day based on the firing order and observation figure out which 3 cylinders had to be pushed down in what order to get a full revolution. After two full revolutions put the torque wrench on the front end and the engine turned easy at 15-20 ft lbs.
Did manage to wear out my 35 year old wheel puller though stripped the threads out of the head of the puller. Think it was just age.

Your Merc sounds interesting, how did your daughter instigate the project?

Strange about the F8 the Lincoln books I have say it is the same block as offered for the F7 and F8 differences being different cam, solid lifters and slightly lower compression in the truck version. Did they offer a different engine in Canada for the trucks? The books round the displacement up to 337 but the actual is listed at 336.5 so are we talking about the same engine?

The overhaul manual covers the entire car not just the engine, thing is about 3" thick so scanning it in is going to take some time. Probably will get done as just before I get to a component group.

Cheers Phil

[meduffer]

Greetings Phil,

We have a stuck flathead in our UC and I think I will try your solution. I'll make a trip to Princess Auto tomorrow and see if they have so big wheel pullers.
Would you mind posting a picture of the back part of your engine stand so I can see how it goes together?

Thanks muchly,
Mike Snetsinger
Whitby Ontario

[Grant Bowker]

While looking at whether the 48-51 F-8 and Lincoln used the same basic engine (several places suggest it was the same base engine) I came across this "For Sale: 1949 Ford Big Job Truck Engine. 337 cu. in. Turns freely. Still in truck. 850 lbs. Current price for scrap iron is 6.5 cents/lb. Available at Capitol Scrap in Santa Fe. 575-471-0740." at http://abqfordflatheadv8.com/for-sal...-october-2012/ Since it was only posted a couple of months ago it might still be available.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

One point I should have made in the first post is pick a cylinder that is NOT at TDC. As I think about it the best ones to start with are ones that are about at half stroke so that you have more mechanical advantage on the crank. If you pick one that is all the way up the connecting rod is in line with the crank so all the force is in a straight line on the crank instead of trying to start rotation.

(note I'm going to add this information to the first post)

Grant thanks for the lead on the engine and for the web site some interesting stuff. Hopefully with two complete engines I won't need a third.

Mike, I'll take some pictures of how I'm supporting the rear end of the engine on the test stand. This is the same engine stand that I use for the CMP Chevy engines http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/EngineTesting.htm



When I built the first of these stands I had in mine that it would hold the Chevy 6 or the Ford Flat Head.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Mike

Photos below how I supported the rear of the flat head on the engine stand, actually two ways the quick and dirty to take the engine as it comes out of the vehicle, the other to take the engine with or without the bell housing.

Think I will normally keep the cross bracket or the wood block under the rear plate as a back up.

Cheers Phil

[meduffer]

Phill,

Ah ha! Now I get it. Thanks very much for posting the photos. I'll go scrounge some square tubing and start zapping things together. Much obliged.

Cheers,
Mike