Thread: Flathead Ford v8

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Sweet thanx for the quick responses.
The engine does turnover (or atleast it did 2 years ago) i'll take the advice and dump oil in there for a few weeks.
Sounds like a lot of hassle for 12 volts, maybe i should just stick with the 6 volts? Any real downside to 6 volts (i'm not worried about radios, i'd rather listen to a machine hum, or clunk as it may be).

I need to get a carb on this thing (the old/original one is all apart) any sources for that or rebuilds?

The clutch: It's just the linkage has completely failed. I'll assume the internals are still holding together... until i hear bad noises from in there. I'll look closer and if i can get it working, or jam the clutch disengaged for start-up purposes i'll do that, otherwise i guess i'll have to yank the engine out and fix stuff. I don't want the tranny turning and spinning and possibly getting ruined while i mess with the engine (though the tranny should be okay, just in case..).

How did your 47' drive in general? I've never driven a car this old, and i'm thinking it would either be floaty and nice up to about 65(the old speed limit?), or it'll be absolutely horrible and wandering all over the road? (obviously after things have been rebuilt.)

I found my cam, i'll try to post pics tonight.