Technical Ford flathead first start-up advice

Late September in Canada?…….
It will be November before you know it.
I knew of a guy who had a brand new 283 freeze and bust overnight, here in Alabama in October.
2 gallons of antifreeze were on the back seat.
It was not going to get that cold…..but it did.
November is close.

 

Been super nice. No rain for a couple weeks. Highs in the 70s, but this morning was a cool 41.

 

I can attest to this.
I dodged a bullet last weekend. Lucky for me I had a hose I could get to and it actually put the fire out. Could have lost everything.
This was diesel, which in years past would have lit off, I can imagine gasoline would have been worse.

 

Got this in the shop, but it must be 20 yrs old. Will see if it works outside. lol!

 

Don’t test it, get another handy.
Years back I wanted to “see if my old one worked”. Just hit it quick, it worked but never sealed back up.

 

It doesn't work as well as it should. The chemicals in fire extinguishers break down and degrade and don't work as well over time just like the chemicals in anything else. Get a new one.

 

Dont forget to retorque the cyl heads 3 times after each cooling cycle .

 

Good idea
Dan