i have a 337 sittin in my lincoln right now, i wanna pull it and put it in my 29 A, where can i get waterpumps for it?? or just parts in general
Vic, I had a 337 in a 1946 Lincoln coupe in 1957. Replaced the v_12, but it still had the overdrive. It would really run in second gear overdrive and surprised a lot of people. Had an Isky 3/4 cam, headers, Mallory distributor, 4 barrel on a two barrel manifold, milled heads. I got walk off and leave a new 57 Ford, but I couldn't quite beat a Chevy v-8. Great fun and memories and that thing sounded cool.
I've never seen a definitive answer to the "what transmissions will fit the 337?" question. Doe sthe big Flattie use the same bellhousing pattern as the regualr '49-'53 Flattie?
***uming you're talking about the stick, the Lincoln used the B-W T-85 three speed with the R-11 overdrive which I believe was the same as '60s Fords and Mercs. The bolt pattern is the same as the earlier (49-5?) Fords and Mercs.
Water pumps are rebuildable. Most metro areas have someone that can do it but if you can't find anybody near you, try Skips Pumps in Punta Gorda, FL. Overhaul parts are available from Bob Selzam at "Half Ton Fun" in Jackson, NJ. No e-mail; just a phone: 732-928-9421.
I've got about $2000 in a complete rebuild : new pistons (+.040), bearings, rings, cost of boring (and sleeving one cylinder), grinding the crank (.010,.010), and grind the valves. Fortunately I already had the Edmunds heads and 2 X 2 manifold from several years ago ($1200 at a swap meet in 1989). Sounds like a lot of money but I've already got a Chevy and a Flathead Merc-this gives me something different (very).
How to Build Cl***ic Hot Rod V-8 Engines by George McNicholl ISBN-13-978-0-7603-2777-7. Has all the part numbers, suppliers, and does a Dyno test. 223 hp/ 373 ft-lbs sounds good to me. Austin sells a blower intake which would probably kick it to 275-300 hp. I am looking to do 3x2 with 2 piece Billet heads. Crower will do a cam and with enough cubic money, i believe you could bore and stroke one out to 374 with custom parts.
If anyone wants to get rid of them let me know, heck, let Dale know. Don't s**** them. I'm sure we could save them.
So if I am understanding things correctly......if I found a 337 with no trans and wanted to put a modern 5 speed behind it I could use the bellhousing from any regular '49-up Flattie with the 5 speed of my choice?
If you find one with no transmission, you'd better hope it had been a stick version. The flywheel and bell housing are one of a kind. What I said was that the transmission that bolts to the '49 thru ---Ford (or the '51 thru --Merc) will bolt to a Lincoln bell housing. The Ford/Merc bells don't bolt to the Lincoln block. Of course,with enough resources (material and a machine shop), anything can be adapted to anything. quote=tjm73;2999084]So if I am understanding things correctly......if I found a 337 with no trans and wanted to put a modern 5 speed behind it I could use the bellhousing from any regular '49-up Flattie with the 5 speed of my choice?[/quote]
Ahhhhh...that's the bit of information I've never been able to find. Bellhousing and flywheel different, but ****** interchanges. Check. Thank you very much.
Bentsens sells adapters for them. He actually likes the 200r4. The one I have has the Hydromatic behind it. I also wondered about the weight thing. Caddies are heavy yet good, Lincolns are heavy and bad. Must be a cult or something.
I think there was some sort of mystique built up around the Caddy 346. It was in production for a long time and, of course, was used to power tanks in WW II. However, it was NOT known for any ability to take abuse-Ak Miller related (in some book I can't lay my hands on right now) how he used to buy Caddy engines and install them in some old Ford he was street racing. He bought them from junk cars and several p***es at 4G returned them to the junk yard.
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