Hi all, I have bought an offenhauser intake manifold for my flatty. Pretty much similar like the one in the picture ( thnx google) I noticed the 2 holes on the top front side, far left in the picture, which my original manifold doesn't have. Can anyone tell me what the purpose is for these, or do they need to be blocked off with something? I ***ume one could be for filling oil, but why isn't a cap provided then.. Thanks for the help guys! Cheers from holland!
I believe one is for the crankcase breathing (the one on the rear or on the side), the other one, I never knew ... It is a pipe designed for the late flathead (49-53). Works well also on a french flat.
The one above is for an 8BA and includes some additional holes for the road draft tube. I think yours is for an earlier flathead version that did not require these
The vertical one is for your "road draft tube" aka crank case breather, the angled one is your oil fill tube and also a breather all in one. This is a '49-'53 intake. If your original doesnt have these its a '48 and earlier intake.
As said they are for the road draft crankcase ventilation system. This shows the air flow through the engine.
Well, that clarifies things! Thanks all. I have found my flathead being a 1953 engine, which came from a belgium ambulance truck from the military. (Called a Ford Keulen) Here's a picture: Therefore I ***umed I rerquired a1953 manifold. An oil filling hole is welcome, because my model doesn't seem to have it. The other hole I will try to make a plug for then. I already found out my ignition stystem is also not in the normal position, I have relocated that to the front-left. I ***ume there are more differences compared to the USA engines, but hey, it is a Flatty Thanks again!
WOW dizzy at the back. I would have left that there if you had room, just to mess with people .....and an extended bellhousing. What a strange beast!
Take a look here. http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_specs-337bigV8.htm According to this site Ford built a 337 C.I. engine for use in Trucks & Lincolns that had the distributor in the rear.
What a weird duck! Could you post some more pictures? I'd like to see more detail. Kinda like a French flatty. German maybe?
Your flatty is too cool. That rear-mounted distributor is the neatest. Any way that could be left there and used would be a serious head-scratcher for onlookers with any Ford flatty knowledge. Are the threads metric? Are there any identifying numbers on the block?
Funny to this flathead is not common overseas. I was looking for a flathead to put in to my '29 Tudor project car. I found it in Belgium. The flathead was pulled from the "ford Keulen" which looked like this: So it was a small truck. I heared the engine was built in germany, but all threads are not metric. I ordered all parts in the usa (heads, manifold, headstuds, igition for front mount) and everything is pretty much bolt on. The codes on the head: "G29T-6050B 22D55" Here are some more pictures: Since ther is very little room to put a flatty in a Tudor, leaving the ignition on the rear was not really an option, although adjusting timing while driving would be cool... The ****** was a manual 4-speed which also came from the Ambulance. It's very bulky, so I swapped it for a smaller manual 3-speed. All is still very early in the build (my first) but I am looking forward to fire it up for the first time shortly. Thanks also for pointing out the plugs, they look pretty simple to make myself. So if anyone would like some more info on my flatty, please let me know, H.A.M.B. for me is a great way to find information and tips, so I am glad to do something in return! cheers Barry
That's a crazy looking motor Barry, really interesting. Its funny but i was about to ask a similar question but in reverse. I have the chance to pick up an inlet and two carbs for a great price. I want to put it on my 53 merc engine that HAS the road draft tube but the twin carb manifold i'm being offered doesn't.....can i use it? or do i have to use one like the one Barry posted at the top of this thread.....sorry for jumping on your thread Barry. cheers felix
If you leave the oil fill at the rear and use a filtered cap that will p*** air, you can plumb a PCV in the intake over the hole that goes down to the crank case. Plug the other hole with a welch plug.
The Cologne built G29T flathead is a pretty neat engine, but you'll experience some clearance with the rear mounted dizzy and your bulkhead.
Thanks for the extra pics, Barry. I am amazed at what turns up out there in the way of flatheads. Do you know if the pitch of the cam and crank gears is like the early V8's or the 8BA's? I imagine that would have a lot to do in determining which front mounted ignition to use.
Damn, thats cool. I've never seen a flathead with the distributor mounted back there. Is that a foreign only block or did some of the U.S. big trucks have the rear mount distributor? I'd love to have one.
Nice find on the 337ci. big block. Great to see one in that good of shape. I think it sits at 149hp, bored out and super charged there's no telling where it would stop.
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