I love those old flatheads I remember as a small child our family car was a 51 ford 2 door I remember the old man loosening the exhaust manifolds for noise it was my first memory of what an engine was WOW how time flys Im 72 now good show man thanks
The day my Mom was born my Grandpa was out buying the ONLY new car he ever bought: THE most base model '52 Ford 2 door with a straight six. He was going to scrap it about 30 years ago but my Mom said, "no way! That's MY car!" He gave it to her. The only thing wrong with it ( besides the fact that it's still sitting around) is that the hood ornament is missing. The interior is SHOT. Her Mom died when she was 19, right after my parents got married. They were BEST friends and it hit my Mom REALLY HARD. I think she just likes having that car around as a piece of her. My parents are in their early 70s and I don't think they will ever actually do anything with it and I'll inherit it. Her Dad was a DIE HARD Ford man, my Dad's side is basically MOPAR. I inherited that gene. I'm going to put a 413 Wedge big block Chrysler in it with a 727 and a 9"....mostly to piss off the Phord guys. Probably something like a Mustang II steering and suspension. Rad Rod style. I'd like to do it in time for my Mom to ride in it again BUT I offered up a GM 383 and turbo 400 to the cause but she said no, she wants it restored. My Dad thought it was a great idea. NO WAY I'm getting involved in a money-down-the- drain restoration so I guess it'll just sit.
It's amazing for as innovative as the Ford flathead V8 was (single monobloc cast engine block, heat treated cast steel crank, cracked metal connecting rods, high pressure priority main oiling) it's remarkable how many technology dead ends were in its design.
My grandpa told me the top end was rebuilt in Milnor and it still didn’t run good at all after that so they parked it in the 80s, cool to see the inside of that rig.
Hate to dissapoint you but everything he did here was completely wrong this was shade tree mechanic at its worst. You never EVER take that valve assembly out as an assembly you take it out of the block piece by piece. he didnt even inspect the valve seat and the way that valve was broken and beat up I guarantee that valve seat was beat up too which requires that block to go to a machine shop and the old seat cut out and a new seat installed. That my friend is the difference between a trained mechanic like myself and an IDIOT shadetree like him
I agree, Burt Munro was a bloody legend. I had a 37 v8 ford sedan back in the day in AUS, they had fibre timing gears, which constantly failed, so I put a new alloy one in, in a guys open shed, in the bush. It also had alloy heads I bought from the USA . I also had an extra electric fuel pump to try and stop constant fuel vaporisation in the summer. What a car it was. Wish I still had it now
So your grandfather or possibly great grandfather would have bought that valve tool, that's pretty cool, I think you're right about it being run when they/someone knew something was broken inside, it couldn't have been more than a few minutes the pieces would have knocked a bigger hole in the piston, thanks for taking the time to take it apart and show us what happened
That is a '53 Ford Truck motor mount. '53 truck used car pumps with a wide belt. That road draft tube on this motor is also a '53 item. The truck Bell Housing for '53 is a unique 1 year item.
Actually the ‘32 Pontiac was offered with an Oakland V/8. There were not many built so you are correct to call it the first “mass produced”. Keep up the great work.
That one would have run so nice if it wasn't so f****d up , your right you can't win em all and with that one you could not win anything !!!! . I bet it was fun while it lasted so now if you get a boat you have an anchor for it , (splash ) . Fun video , thanks for having us along . Give Duff a treat for helping . God Bless you and yours .Till next time, Stuart in Ontario.......................
Always loved the look of a flathead V8 . We used to Lincoln lock one sides of swivel wheels when cart came with 4 swivels . Just stick weld up the top bearings then no more swivel, Thanks for the videos
I think Duff is a handsome boy. I had a 48 Ford F1 with a Merc flathead. It ran beautiful but both water pumps leaked. Wish I still had it now. I didn't know much about them at the time. Thanks for the video 👍🇺🇸
Thanks for this video. I have a ‘39 85 hp truck engine I want to go through and your explanation of the valve train disassembly was very helpful. I obviously do need a few special tools I didn’t know about.
Any Ford flathead had frozen valve guides. Use the fork tool and lift the spring and remove the valve retaining "keepers". Pull the valve out. We had a special tool to BEAT the valve guides down. The intake guides had a seal. Nothing on the exhaust. Most flatheads needed a valve job after or near the 100K mile mark. The hot engine would not restart due to vapor lock. I enjoyed watching your work. One other problem with that engine was the fuel pump. Either the push rod to the pump wore down or the cam lobe would wear down. If the cam lobe was worn, we had to install an electric fuel pump.
Used to work with a guy who had a flathead V8 mid-30's sedan. Helped him swap a water pump with one that leaked less so he could drive it in a parade that day. He carried a box of water pumps, carbs and other parts around with him. They were all like 'this one leaks less'.
I really appreciated that. I have never taken the time to learn anything about these. I also have a renewed gratitude none of the valves have stuck on my six cylinder flatheads.
Great Job Mortske, Sad to see an engine in that shape. as for our buddy Paul, I can't even imagine why he or anyone would take the time to make comments like that. People seem to forget that you're spending a ton of hours a week making content and either editing said content or paying someone to edit. It's a huge investment of your time. I like most really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and teaching us. I genuinely hope you get a chuckle every time you see comments like Paul's. Keep up the good work man. Thank you!
That was packed full of information. I had to delete a file to make room. I deleted the hydraulic portion of my physics course. Never used it anyway! I’ll also vote yes to see it rebuilt and running. Cool video.
Not a total loss! Good explanation on how to do it right & wrong. Thanks for the informative video! Ol Duff is lookin pretty dapper with the fresh hair cut!
Nothin like the sound of a well tuned flaty. Thanks for another Mortske Monday! Thanks for the editing work Chin and good luck getting that old sow to run🐾🍺
Thanks for the awesome videos my friend im in so damn much pain from my hernia I can barley stand and you help so much to cheer me up and help pass the time
Mortske I have been turning wrenches for over 55 years...Buicks Olds Chevy Willies AMC Ford But I have never ever dug into a ford Flathead V8 and watching you dig into that flattie was absolutely a teaching moment for me. The time you spent explaining every move. The Special tool you used on the valve springs. I never knew. Not one of my buddies ever had a flattie. My best buddy who actually had his truck on display at the Trump casino had never had a flattie. You keep it up You taught this old dawg a lesson
Interesting show today. There is a reason it was sitting. The previous owner was afraid that he would look like he was stupid of which he was. You have had quite a few boat anchors lately!
I appreciate that you didn’t plan all this extra work but I gotta say a big thanks cause I now understand how flat heads work. Not that I think I’ll ever work on one but I really like knowing how things work. Thanks Mortske and Duff!👍😃
A lot of good parts, so 50 bucks aint bad. I enjoyed this episode, not many folks show a flathead break down with the details you showed. Sir Duff is looking pretty slick with his new haircut may i add. Again thank you for another great episode
Very informative Mortske. I know it's not really your thing, but I think many of us would like to see a full restore of one of these old engines from start to finish. Maybe spread over several videos obviously.
I personally know very little about flat heads, it was good to learn the basics. I learned I don't think I wish to screw with a flat head 😂 the gods of unfinished projects got ya, your resolution was to finish all of your projects not pick up new ones 😉 it's always good to see you regardless of what you're up to, keep up the good work and the great videos 👍✌️🇺🇲
I enjoyed this tear down. It brings me back to 1968. I had a 1949 Ford Business coupe with a Flathead V8. I remember several times hitting the start button with the engine running, it was that quiet. It did however develop a cracked block symptom. water coming out the exhaust. Wish I still had it...............
Very neat indeed, at my 71 years of age today I was on training, what an outstanding opportunity for me this was, even that I was born and raised in the mechanical field, I never had the opportunity to put my hands in one of those engines but thanks to you today I did, would of been great to see the whole process, from the bottom of my heart my most expressive thanks to you, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres.
The reason why the valve seats come out/loose is also related to overheating of the engine, multiplied times. Also the oil filter when the cover is over torqued and bent, will leak like hell. From the looks on Duff he kind of knew this was a boat anchor. Positive side you only spend 50$ and not 500$.
Thanks for the info. I remember my Dad tearing these things down and rebuilding them back in the late 50s and early 60s. I was a kid then and never got the chance to tear into them myself .
Unless you've taken any motor down this can be boring but I'm old enough to remember driving these. Short of changing plugs & points, carb rebuild, that's all the experience I've had & this's interesting. A friend of mine, long gone now, these were a very good way to increase your vocabulary.
Grew up around many flatheads. Some just ran forever but others left me with an auto-reflex. I see one on RUclips or in photos and I automatically smell steaming coolant. That smell of antifreeze in places it doesn't belong. The one on this video. There's more than $50 worth of parts there.
1953 was the last year for the Flathead Ford V8 … then they started producing overhead valve engines. I had a 1953 Ford Convertible with a Flathead V8 and loved it. The style engine because of having all the valves etc. internally driven and coming from the lower portion of the engine was so quiet that if you didn’t see the fan spinning you’d swear the engine was not running.
Sad part, if that's your last resort and it doesn't work--- then--- guess what? You're...SCREWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (or not if it doesn't work...) Man that joke works on multiple levels...😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
As a teenager I rebuilt two dozen Ford flatheads. Great engine. The dist was moved to the top in '49. The early '53 cars had flatheads and then later in the production the overhead was standard. Johnson adj. tappets were great. You had to remove the intake manifold to adj them, but they worked. Adj them on the snug side.
Worked with a guy like that several years ago. Best take apart mechanic I ever saw! Difference between you and him is you can usually put something back together again and it will do most of what the designer intended it to do!
Wow! Scary! You should have saved this for a Halloween Special! All kidding aside thank you for another fun and interesting video! And Duff does look marvelous! He deserves his own t shirt in the merch dept! Maybe a shot of his smiling mug on the front and tail wagging on the back? Looking forward to the next adventure!
Even though it wasn’t successful, it was still an excellent video. I learned more about the Ford flathead today than I have ever before. You are An excellent presenter.
Mortske, when I was in high school, these flathead motored cars were just disappearing. 66 through 68. Friend of mine picked up a 49 Ford for $50. I had a 53 for 100 bucks. Always ran good, great sound.
This was a great format. A lot of explaining what, why, and how. I'm not a flathead guy, but I was watching intently the whole time. Would have been super cool to see it fire up at the end, but can't win 'em all! Nicely done
Mortske, i would love to see you build a hot rod from the old garage...! learned alot about the flat head and older y blocks from all the videos...keep it up!!!
Plenty of good parts here for $50 especially if those water pumps are good. I've only ever seen one of these run in person, the rest were just rotting away.
I like the old flatheads, especially what power people can get them to make. There's a website where a guy is doing a hidden port injection on one. I believe it's a twin turbo project, and using a modified carb as the throttle body. Btw, you wouldn't have had so much issue if you soaked the cylinders. It definitely would have busted right off.😂😂 Nice autopsy dude.
Just loved that shot with the Duff man struggling to keep his eyes open! Poor Duff! I bet if he had him some thumbs he would be more interested and awake!!
My dad started a 53 flat head on the garage floor .. when it started I rode it across the garage floor..the throttle was stuck wide open ...great times with my Dad
great video, thanks I have a '50 ford shoebox with the 8BA. the engine runs pretty nice very peppy, have done a lot of work on the car to make it roadworthy but the engine only needed a new carb, and some marvel in the oil to free up some stuck rings. Being a Ford guy, gotta have a flatty in the barn.
Bring it on there's a few flat heads getting around Australia after watching this I see how the whole valve assembly is dismantled nothing more to it always can't wait till you bring another flathead in from out there somewhere as always have a good one 👍
I grew up in 50's and my Dad was fond of shoebox Fords. They all had flatheads and what I remember most is they overheated in summer and hard starting in winter. Fun fact is my Dad said the main reason he drove these old Fords was there was place to open beer bottles on the column drop. I guess that trumped overheating and not starting.
"I do cars" (Vintage edition)! Loved it anyways, It's interesting how those old mills were put together, And what can go wrong.. Would love to see it torn apart further...
In 1973 I bought a 51 ford 2dr ht, with flathead 3 speed od. loved that car I learned that the oil filter was an option (not on mine) but I kept the oil changed about every 4 months replaced 1 water pump in the three years I drove it plugs and points once. good engine in that car, traded ur for a 69 torino
Very interesting and informative. I have never been around this kind of engine, and likely never will be, but the engineering behind these machines always amazes me. And they did it all without computers.
This is just great you get a history lesson about the engine different makes and model definitely be coming back too this video again and again and again and again.
This was a brilliant piece of video production Sir Morticus!😅 It was , and the look into ford flathead Vee 8 (& Mercury) was an absolute blessing. I wonder about those old boat anchors so much. There is a lot in the story of Fords early 8 and the stuff a person can can get up yo with them. I very much enjoyed every minute of this. I wont be surprised to hear the flywheel is so packed with crap against the block that you couldn't turn that motor much anyway. I got to tell ya, one & all, the flathead V8 is the coolest V8 sound you'll hear. Its a bummer they're basically weak. There Ardun heads superchargers stroked crankshafts shaped pistons and about anything done to any engine can and probably has been applied to them for more horsepower . I doubt any of them could ever shake down a built BBC 454 ? But they are definitely as cool. Thanks Mortske. Awesome show bro'!
Awesome video, Tom, sweet grooves, Chin. Happy Monday to Me! Started watching you a couple years ago doing a flathead tear-down. Keep on being legit awesome
I didn’t think there would be anything within 6 miles of you
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He probably exaggerated! Probably more like 7 miles!
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Just look at the bright side: now you don't have to worry about your boat floating away.
Now I need to buy a boat!
I love those old flatheads I remember as a small child our family car was a 51 ford 2 door I remember the old man loosening the exhaust manifolds for noise it was my first memory of what an engine was WOW how time flys Im 72 now good show man thanks
The day my Mom was born my Grandpa was out buying the ONLY new car he ever bought: THE most base model '52 Ford 2 door with a straight six.
He was going to scrap it about 30 years ago but my Mom said, "no way! That's MY car!" He gave it to her.
The only thing wrong with it ( besides the fact that it's still sitting around) is that the hood ornament is missing. The interior is SHOT.
Her Mom died when she was 19, right after my parents got married. They were BEST friends and it hit my Mom REALLY HARD.
I think she just likes having that car around as a piece of her.
My parents are in their early 70s and I don't think they will ever actually do anything with it and I'll inherit it.
Her Dad was a DIE HARD Ford man, my Dad's side is basically MOPAR. I inherited that gene.
I'm going to put a 413 Wedge big block Chrysler in it with a 727 and a 9"....mostly to piss off the Phord guys. Probably something like a Mustang II steering and suspension. Rad Rod style.
I'd like to do it in time for my Mom to ride in it again BUT I offered up a GM 383 and turbo 400 to the cause but she said no, she wants it restored.
My Dad thought it was a great idea.
NO WAY I'm getting involved in a money-down-the- drain restoration so I guess it'll just sit.
It's amazing for as innovative as the Ford flathead V8 was (single monobloc cast engine block, heat treated cast steel crank, cracked metal connecting rods, high pressure priority main oiling) it's remarkable how many technology dead ends were in its design.
It’s great to watch engine builds when the engine is pulled and on a stand and one can actually see what’s going on. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My grandpa told me the top end was rebuilt in Milnor and it still didn’t run good at all after that so they parked it in the 80s, cool to see the inside of that rig.
Ya she was definitely running rough at the end!
Duff is a good boy. I learned alot this week. I've never been in a flathead. Thank you for bringing me along.
Our pleasure!
Hate to dissapoint you but everything he did here was completely wrong this was shade tree mechanic at its worst. You never EVER take that valve assembly out as an assembly you take it out of the block piece by piece. he didnt even inspect the valve seat and the way that valve was broken and beat up I guarantee that valve seat was beat up too which requires that block to go to a machine shop and the old seat cut out and a new seat installed. That my friend is the difference between a trained mechanic like myself and an IDIOT shadetree like him
"Worlds Fastest Indian" is one of the best movies I have ever seen. So much good stuff if you like speed or not. True story too.
Sure is!
I agree, Burt Munro was a bloody legend. I had a 37 v8 ford sedan back in the day in AUS, they had fibre timing gears, which constantly failed, so I put a new alloy one in, in a guys open shed, in the bush. It also had alloy heads I bought from the USA . I also had an extra electric fuel pump to try and stop constant fuel vaporisation in the summer. What a car it was. Wish I still had it now
Back to basics I miss these kind of videos from you thanks Mr mortske
I appreciate Mortske for not cussing in his videos. I can watch these with my 8 yr old grandson Carl. Thank you Mortske
Our pleasure Bob!
AC is August Champion.. Along with his brother started Champion Spark plug company. Later had a tiff and separated and August started his own company.
cool!
So your grandfather or possibly great grandfather would have bought that valve tool, that's pretty cool, I think you're right about it being run when they/someone knew something was broken inside, it couldn't have been more than a few minutes the pieces would have knocked a bigger hole in the piston, thanks for taking the time to take it apart and show us what happened
Thanks for watching!
I always learn something when I hang out here with Mortske and Duffers.
Next best thing to will it run, is a why it didn't run tear down. Keep up the good work 👍
Will do!
That is a '53 Ford Truck motor mount. '53 truck used car pumps with a wide belt. That road draft tube on this motor is also a '53 item. The truck Bell Housing for '53 is a unique 1 year item.
Actually the ‘32 Pontiac was offered with an Oakland V/8. There were not many built so you are correct to call it the first “mass produced”. Keep up the great work.
Chevrolet had a V8 in 1918 as well.
That one would have run so nice if it wasn't so f****d up , your right you can't win em all and with that one you could not win anything !!!! . I bet it was fun while it lasted so now if you get a boat you have an anchor for it , (splash ) . Fun video , thanks for having us along . Give Duff a treat for helping . God Bless you and yours .Till next time, Stuart in Ontario.......................
Always loved the look of a flathead V8 . We used to Lincoln lock one sides of swivel wheels when cart came with 4 swivels . Just stick weld up the top bearings then no more swivel, Thanks for the videos
I think Duff is a handsome boy. I had a 48 Ford F1 with a Merc flathead. It ran beautiful but both water pumps leaked. Wish I still had it now. I didn't know much about them at the time. Thanks for the video 👍🇺🇸
Thanks for this video. I have a ‘39 85 hp truck engine I want to go through and your explanation of the valve train disassembly was very helpful. I obviously do need a few special tools I didn’t know about.
It's a big undertaking!
Any Ford flathead had frozen valve guides. Use the fork tool and lift the spring and remove the valve retaining "keepers". Pull the valve out. We had a special tool to BEAT the valve guides down. The intake guides had a seal. Nothing on the exhaust. Most flatheads needed a valve job after or near the 100K mile mark. The hot engine would not restart due to vapor lock. I enjoyed watching your work. One other problem with that engine was the fuel pump. Either the push rod to the pump wore down or the cam lobe would wear down. If the cam lobe was worn, we had to install an electric fuel pump.
Used to work with a guy who had a flathead V8 mid-30's sedan. Helped him swap a water pump with one that leaked less so he could drive it in a parade that day. He carried a box of water pumps, carbs and other parts around with him. They were all like 'this one leaks less'.
The flathead life!
I really appreciated that. I have never taken the time to learn anything about these. I also have a renewed gratitude none of the valves have stuck on my six cylinder flatheads.
Great Job Mortske, Sad to see an engine in that shape. as for our buddy Paul, I can't even imagine why he or anyone would take the time to make comments like that. People seem to forget that you're spending a ton of hours a week making content and either editing said content or paying someone to edit. It's a huge investment of your time. I like most really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and teaching us. I genuinely hope you get a chuckle every time you see comments like Paul's. Keep up the good work man. Thank you!
That was packed full of information. I had to delete a file to make room. I deleted the hydraulic portion of my physics course. Never used it anyway! I’ll also vote yes to see it rebuilt and running. Cool video.
Ha! Hopefully you never use this info either!
Thanks Mortske, this video pretty well sums up my flathead ownership over the years! If I wasn't so cheap, then I would have gotten good ones!!
ditto!
Not a total loss! Good explanation on how to do it right & wrong. Thanks for the informative video! Ol Duff is lookin pretty dapper with the fresh hair cut!
Nothin like the sound of a well tuned flaty. Thanks for another Mortske Monday! Thanks for the editing work Chin and good luck getting that old sow to run🐾🍺
They sure do sound good!
Mortske, you should raffle that piston off to raise money for the tractor museum!
Lot of legalities involved with raffles unfortunately
You may not have got it to turn over but you made an excellent and very educational video. Thank you very much for all that you do!
Our pleasure!
You are so knowledgeable! It just amazes me all the little bits of information you can give
Awesome seeing how that flathead valve train comes apart. Great video, Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
As they say no use beating on a dead horse. Thankz Sir Mortske
Thanks for the awesome videos my friend im in so damn much pain from my hernia I can barley stand and you help so much to cheer me up and help pass the time
Sorry to hear that
@@MortskeRepair thanks im hoping if I go in that drs office and demand it they might give me the surgery they keep refusing me.
Mortske I have been turning wrenches for over 55 years...Buicks Olds Chevy Willies AMC Ford But I have never ever dug into a ford Flathead V8 and watching you dig into
that flattie was absolutely a teaching moment for me. The time you spent explaining every move. The Special tool you used on the valve springs. I never knew. Not one of my buddies ever had a flattie. My best buddy who actually had his truck on display at the Trump casino had never had a flattie.
You keep it up You taught this old dawg a lesson
Glad to hear it!
Interesting show today. There is a reason it was sitting. The previous owner was afraid that he would look like he was stupid of which he was. You have had quite a few boat anchors lately!
Story of my life!
Thank you, my friend! I know it's work for you, but you are right, it was entertaining for me!!!
Our pleasure!
I’ve been watching 24 Hours of Lemons videos. You should put together a team with Puddin and race a $500 car. Just a thought.
Mr Mortske -
What I loved about this video is that what you had there was a $50.00 basket case - but you didn't stop working on it.
☕Another great Monday morning Mortske vid!!!!!!👍🙂
I appreciate that you didn’t plan all this extra work but I gotta say a big thanks cause I now understand how flat heads work. Not that I think I’ll ever work on one but I really like knowing how things work. Thanks Mortske and Duff!👍😃
A lot of good parts, so 50 bucks aint bad. I enjoyed this episode, not many folks show a flathead break down with the details you showed. Sir Duff is looking pretty slick with his new haircut may i add. Again thank you for another great episode
Very informative Mortske. I know it's not really your thing, but I think many of us would like to see a full restore of one of these old engines from start to finish. Maybe spread over several videos obviously.
Too much $$ and time for my patience!
I personally know very little about flat heads, it was good to learn the basics. I learned I don't think I wish to screw with a flat head 😂 the gods of unfinished projects got ya, your resolution was to finish all of your projects not pick up new ones 😉 it's always good to see you regardless of what you're up to, keep up the good work and the great videos 👍✌️🇺🇲
They're interesting for sure!
I enjoyed this tear down. It brings me back to 1968. I had a 1949 Ford Business coupe with a Flathead V8. I remember several times hitting the start button with the engine running, it was that quiet. It did however develop a cracked block symptom. water coming out the exhaust. Wish I still had it...............
I've been thinking about picking up a couple British wartime built Ford flathead V8's for a project, thanks for the info!
Do it! Rare as hens teeth!😁
Our pleasure!
My very first flat head teardown..
You da man.. Mr mortskie..
Thanks for Vietnam
Always fun seeing what they look like inside, and I learn a lot from the teardown. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very neat indeed, at my 71 years of age today I was on training, what an outstanding opportunity for me this was, even that I was born and raised in the mechanical field, I never had the opportunity to put my hands in one of those engines but thanks to you today I did, would of been great to see the whole process, from the bottom of my heart my most expressive thanks to you, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres.
Most kind of you gentleman, thanks for that outstanding and impressive video, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres
Cheech Marin knew an Eddie Torres.
The reason why the valve seats come out/loose is also related to overheating of the engine, multiplied times. Also the oil filter when the cover is over torqued and bent, will leak like hell. From the looks on Duff he kind of knew this was a boat anchor. Positive side you only spend 50$ and not 500$.
I rebuilt a 1950 Ford 8n 4-cylinder flathead a couple of years ago. This brings back some memories!
It was solid entertainment watching y’all working on puddins model A, I was laughing my ass off. But hey y’all got it running.
Thanks for the info. I remember my Dad tearing these things down and rebuilding them back in the late 50s and early 60s. I was a kid then and never got the chance to tear into them myself .
Love the sound of a V8 flathead
The ones with loose valve seats in the cylinders??!!😂😅😂😅
Unless you've taken any motor down this can be boring but I'm old enough to remember driving these. Short of changing plugs & points, carb rebuild, that's all the experience I've had & this's interesting. A friend of mine, long gone now, these were a very good way to increase your vocabulary.
For $50.00 Mr. M--you can't go wrong! Looking forward to the carnage and the Monday morning shenanigans!😆
You are quite a fountain of info, that’s why I enjoy your post.
I definitely didn't know how they came apart!! It's cool to take a look inside these old engines!!
It's definitely different than late models
@@MortskeRepair it reminds me of a lawn mower engine
But with 8 cylinders
Grew up around many flatheads. Some just ran forever but others left me with an auto-reflex. I see one on RUclips or in photos and I automatically smell steaming coolant. That smell of antifreeze in places it doesn't belong. The one on this video. There's more than $50 worth of parts there.
I have faith in you...or at least in the Duff :)
1953 was the last year for the Flathead Ford V8 … then they started producing overhead valve engines. I had a 1953 Ford Convertible with a Flathead V8 and loved it. The style engine because of having all the valves etc. internally driven and coming from the lower portion of the engine was so quiet that if you didn’t see the fan spinning you’d swear the engine was not running.
I’d like to see you do a rebuild on the engine to see if it’s possible 👍
We're not rich!
@@MortskeRepair Tell the truth, Will It Rebuild? just doesn't put a tingle up analytics leg.
@@dennishernden2264 anything is possible with enough time, talent and $$
@@MortskeRepair Honestly, I was just ribbin ya on pandering to googl algorithm.
“Everything’s a hammer except a screwdriver, and that’s a chisel”
Sad part, if that's your last resort and it doesn't work--- then--- guess what? You're...SCREWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (or not if it doesn't work...) Man that joke works on multiple levels...😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
That was a great video getting puddins t running, you definitely know your way around the old school stuff
I know enough to be dangerous!
Go duffster!!
Duff for president !!
We got a very interesting engine autopsy out of it. Thanks Mortske.
Thanks for watching!
Ran when parked… that guy owes you a case of beer 😂
haha
As a teenager I rebuilt two dozen Ford flatheads. Great engine. The dist was moved to the top in '49. The early '53 cars had flatheads and then later in the production the overhead was standard. Johnson adj. tappets were great. You had to remove the intake manifold to adj them, but they worked. Adj them on the snug side.
Wounder if this engine was used in a jobsite generator and came apart while it was left running unsupervised. That would explain the odd engine mount
Great video Mortske. Your not afraid to tear a motor down just to keep us entertained. Thanks for all you do !!!
I'm good at tearing things apart!
Worked with a guy like that several years ago. Best take apart mechanic I ever saw! Difference between you and him is you can usually put something back together again and it will do most of what the designer intended it to do!
Duffers can get it running! He don't need no stinkin' thumbs! He uses the power of his mind! 😁👍
Thanks for the information. Always learn something when watching your videos.
Glad to hear it!
"Who'd a thought, my $50 flat head wouldn't be a runner." 🤣
Never know til you try!
Its interesting listening to how much you know about these old engines I always learn something
Wow! Scary! You should have saved this for a Halloween Special! All kidding aside thank you for another fun and interesting video! And Duff does look marvelous! He deserves his own t shirt in the merch dept! Maybe a shot of his smiling mug on the front and tail wagging on the back? Looking forward to the next adventure!
Even though it wasn’t successful, it was still an excellent video. I learned more about the Ford flathead today than I have ever before. You are An excellent presenter.
Thanks for the kind words!
Duff looks mighty handsome after the spa! Snappy look for a will it run. Thanks for making my Monday with great content.
History lessons are a great start to every video!
Mortske, when I was in high school, these flathead motored cars were just disappearing. 66 through 68. Friend of mine picked up a 49 Ford for $50. I had a 53 for 100 bucks. Always ran good, great sound.
This was a great format. A lot of explaining what, why, and how. I'm not a flathead guy, but I was watching intently the whole time.
Would have been super cool to see it fire up at the end, but can't win 'em all! Nicely done
Glad to hear it!
Mortske, i would love to see you build a hot rod from the old garage...! learned alot about the flat head and older y blocks from all the videos...keep it up!!!
Plenty of good parts here for $50 especially if those water pumps are good. I've only ever seen one of these run in person, the rest were just rotting away.
I like the old flatheads, especially what power people can get them to make. There's a website where a guy is doing a hidden port injection on one. I believe it's a twin turbo project, and using a modified carb as the throttle body.
Btw, you wouldn't have had so much issue if you soaked the cylinders. It definitely would have busted right off.😂😂
Nice autopsy dude.
Just loved that shot with the Duff man struggling to keep his eyes open! Poor Duff! I bet if he had him some thumbs he would be more interested and awake!!
My dad started a 53 flat head on the garage floor .. when it started I rode it across the garage floor..the throttle was stuck wide open ...great times with my Dad
Thanks for sharing
mort ,the guy that serviced that motor figured that since it's a flathead the sparkplug need to be flattened as well.
Glad to hear ya mention the Mercury flathead. Ry Cooder did an 2008 album named "I Flathead"
great video, thanks I have a '50 ford shoebox with the 8BA. the engine runs pretty nice very peppy, have done a lot of work on the car to make it roadworthy but the engine only needed a new carb, and some marvel in the oil to free up some stuck rings. Being a Ford guy, gotta have a flatty in the barn.
Mortske you are so knowledged on these old Ford's a man could really learn alot watching you pudding& sleeperdide all the time great content brother
I misspelled sleeperdude
Keep preaching your knowledge🎉💯👍🐶
will do!
Bring it on there's a few flat heads getting around Australia after watching this I see how the whole valve assembly is dismantled nothing more to it always can't wait till you bring another flathead in from out there somewhere as always have a good one 👍
I grew up in 50's and my Dad was fond of shoebox Fords. They all had flatheads and what I remember most is they overheated in summer and hard starting in winter. Fun fact is my Dad said the main reason he drove these old Fords was there was place to open beer bottles on the column drop. I guess that trumped overheating and not starting.
haha good times!
"I do cars" (Vintage edition)!
Loved it anyways, It's interesting how those old mills were put together, And what can go wrong..
Would love to see it torn apart further...
In 1973 I bought a 51 ford 2dr ht, with flathead 3 speed od. loved that car I learned that the oil filter was an option (not on mine) but I kept the oil changed about every 4 months replaced 1 water pump in the three years I drove it plugs and points once. good engine in that car, traded ur for a 69 torino
Awesome!
Very interesting and informative. I have never been around this kind of engine, and likely never will be, but the engineering behind these machines always amazes me. And they did it all without computers.
Yup
I learned something to day and you cured me of wanting a flat head 8 there still neet !!!!!!!!😊
haha glad to hear it!
This is just great you get a history lesson about the engine different makes and model definitely be coming back too this video again and again and again and again.
Awesome! Thanks!
This was a brilliant piece of video production Sir Morticus!😅 It was , and the look into ford flathead Vee 8 (& Mercury) was an absolute blessing. I wonder about those old boat anchors so much. There is a lot in the story of Fords early 8 and the stuff a person can can get up yo with them. I very much enjoyed every minute of this. I wont be surprised to hear the flywheel is so packed with crap against the block that you couldn't turn that motor much anyway. I got to tell ya, one & all, the flathead V8 is the coolest V8 sound you'll hear. Its a bummer they're basically weak. There Ardun heads superchargers stroked crankshafts shaped pistons and about anything done to any engine can and probably has been applied to them for more horsepower . I doubt any of them could ever shake down a built BBC 454 ? But they are definitely as cool. Thanks Mortske. Awesome show bro'!
Awesome video, Tom, sweet grooves, Chin. Happy Monday to Me!
Started watching you a couple years ago doing a flathead tear-down.
Keep on being legit awesome
Will do!