| Victor51 | -- 01-01-2023 @ 5:27 PM |
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Happy New Year all!! New member I am here. My father passed away this past October. Leaving me a mystery to solve. 1951 Victoria. Too bad someone stole the carburetor and distributor. While he was in hospital. Now I wonder what carb/distributor I need to get this back running. Was told by dads neighbor there was a holley 4 barrel on it. He said its a dual feed type? Has fenton intake. Currently I see a listing on ebay for an OBA-12127 distributor. Looks in decent shape. Is this the right distributor? Timing cover on the car is aluminum. The car is in beautiful shape. Not perfect, but very nice Any info would be helpful as to what distributor / carburetor will fit.
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| 1940 Tom | -- 01-01-2023 @ 6:53 PM |
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Happy 2023 Victor - welcome as a Club Member. We have a number of friendly, well-qualified 1951 owners who can answer your questions about the carburetor and distributor. In the meantime, scroll over to "Online Store" on the blue part of your screen, and place an order for the Club's 1949-1950-1951 Book. Excellent source, in addition to this website, for any further questions or problems you might have about the Victoria. You can take heart that there is a special spot in "That Very Hot Place" for those decrepit lowlifes who stole your parts! Good Luck with the car. Tom
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| carcrazy | -- 01-01-2023 @ 8:54 PM |
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If you want to use a 4 barrel carburetor on the 1951 Ford V-8 engine, you will have to use a special aftermarket distributor to get the best performance and fuel economy from the engine. The original distributor did not have a centrifugal spark advance system built into it. It featured only a vacuum advance system which depended upon a venturi vacuum signal from the original Ford 2 barrel carburetor.
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| mfirth | -- 01-02-2023 @ 5:03 AM |
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I would use a 390 cfm 4 barrel carb. You will need a non-stock distributer & I would contact Charlie at this email : cas5845@wahoo.com and talk to him. He knows his stuff.
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| JayChicago | -- 01-02-2023 @ 8:50 AM |
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Good advice from mfirth. Lots of 4-barrel carbs out there, but most will be too much for the little flathead. 390CFM is recommended for the flathead. Charlie NY is a recognized expert rebuilder of distributors. He even converts chevy distributors to work on the '48-'53 engine, and the hot rodders really like it. Would make a great addition to your dad's hot-rodded engine; would be a selling point if that's your plan for the car.
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| wmsteed | -- 01-05-2023 @ 12:22 PM |
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It is most likely that if your father had a 4 barrel carb on the engine, it also had a performance distributor, maybe a Malory. It is also a very strong possibility that the internals of the engine had been improved, cam, bore. etc. Have the engine checked by someone that knows flat head engines before you start buying parts and bolting them on. Bill 36 5 win delx cpe
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