| FMOldtimer | -- 02-16-2019 @ 5:01 AM |
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Hi, Just become a member in this forum. I'm Fabian from Switzerland. I run a shop for restoring old cars. Mostly prewar US cars. I really need your help. I've got a 36 Woody in my shop. Engine Needs water because of the cylinder walls are all gone. No resleeving possible. So i need a new block. Must be original with a 21 stud an insert bearings. For any advice where i can find a new block would be great. Thank you
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| CharlieStephens | -- 02-16-2019 @ 9:10 PM |
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I am afraid you have a long search ahead. The engine is popular with the '32-'35 guys because it has insert bearings and with a little bolt on equipment it looks, to the untrained eye, like it belongs in the car. If you give up on your search you might try a '37-'38 21 stud engine. With the Ford manufactured water pump block off plates you can end up with an engine that looks correct to the untrained eye. I have a hunch there might be some of these engines in England as they had some military use and a lot of them were coming from there to the US in the sixties and seventies. I would suggest you try the "wanted" section of a fairly popular "hot rod" site (HAMB), https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/forums/wanted.30/ I suggest this because you might get lucky and find someone replacing an original engine with a newer one. Also try fordbarn, https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=18 If you know of an easy way for someone to ship an engine to Switzerland you might elaborate on it a bit. That might be what is needed to get someone to come forward. If I had one I might be tempted to not speak up because I didn't want to get involved with the hassles of shipping. Best of luck and welcome. Charlie Stephens
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| GK1918 | -- 02-17-2019 @ 5:36 AM |
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I think I would convince the customer to go to a later V8 so at least it could be used while the search is on. Not impossible cause we found a 1935 engine with transmission on craigs list for $400. 1 hour away. Unloaded the engine in the shop had it running like a watch within a 1/2 hour. So it is possible by just keeping watch.
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| GK1918 | -- 02-17-2019 @ 5:41 AM |
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Oh I just found a picture. the 35 V8 in a 1930. Be advised no cutting no welding at all on the Model A so It could be returned to a 4 cyclinder.
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| 1934 Ford | -- 02-22-2019 @ 6:40 AM |
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Some serious modification to the motor mounts and Radiator required. 1934 Ford's since 1972
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| CharlieStephens | -- 02-22-2019 @ 7:14 PM |
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More difficult in my opinion is the fact that the pedals and the wishbone attach to the Model A transmission and you need to replace these functions as they don't exist on the later transmissions. Charlie Stephens
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| 39 Ken | -- 02-23-2019 @ 4:52 AM |
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With respect, I don't see where the original poster was considering a Model A for anything. He has a 36 woody that needs a new block.
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| TomO | -- 02-23-2019 @ 9:05 AM |
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Fabian, I have a friend that has a 36 engine that he would sell. It was disassembled many years ago to be rebuilt and has been sitting since in dry temperature controlled storage. The owner will not crate or ship the motor, so you will have to make arrangements to have it picked up, crated and shipped. He will only accept US currency as payment. If you are interested, send me a PM and I will give you the details. Tom
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