Thread: ***Some advice on getting my flathead running***

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If the plastic thingie in the fuel line is before the pump, it isn't a regulator. Probably a filter.
The spindles are the short axles that the front wheels mount on. No reason to replace them if they aren't damaged.
You say the engine turns easy, and it was full of antifreeze. If the oil looks okay, no water (or antifreeze) in it, I'd say she should be safe to fire up. May be one or more stuck valves, but that's no big thing to fix.

No, use your old spindles, but you will have to buy a spacer kit from someone like Speedway to use later Ford drum brakes.


Don

If those heads are the right ones for the engine, and they appear to be, it is a 1953 Merc engine, 125 hp. It has the Merc water pumps on it, also. The generator is probably off the original 85 horse that came in your car, as is the carb. The Merc fan is supposed to drive with its own belt, off that extra crank pulley visible in your pics.
The Ford blue paint shows it was probably rebuilt by a Ford-authorized shop at some time. That's a good sign, they didn't redo cracked blocks. If it has few miles on it since, and was properly maintained, as indicated by the antifreeze and the fact that the paint hasn't discoloured on the heads, it's a keeper!
At any rate, a '35 coupe is a gem. Wish I had it!!

If you're talking about the clear glass "bowl" at the fuel pump, that's the filter. Should be a sintered bronze element in there that's removable for cleaning. This if from the day before making everything disposable.

Thanks everone!

Hey everyone! So I've been searching high and low for the #rs on my motor, but the only ones that I can seem to find are on the heads.
On the passenger side the #rs read:
F
D 2 2
EAC

On the driver's side the #rs read:
F
C18 2
EAC

***With these numbers, i was just wondering if anybody could tell the exact specs of the motor (year, horsepower, and the correct carburator to use). Is the '49-'53 holley 94 the right carb to use??? If so where can I get one and for how much? ANother quick question...where can I get a chrysler coil @ & for how much??? Thanks!

EAC casting is a '52-'53 Merc head. 255 cubes.