| DES | -- 07-17-2012 @ 4:33 PM |
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I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT MY 1934 FORD PICKUP THAT HAS A 1946 FORD FLATHEAD 1. WHAT IS THE TEMP.RATING OF THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD AND WHAT IS THE TEMP. OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEAD ? 2. WHERE CAN I FIND THE ORIGIONAL 6VOLT POS. GRD. WATER TEMP. GAUGES ? 3. WAT IS THE OIL PRESS.RATING FOR A 1946 FORD FLATHEAD ? WHERE CAN I FIND A 6VOLT POS. GRD. OIL PRESS. GAUGE ? 4. FORD FLATHEAD ENGINE OIL ? MY FLATHEAD HAS BEEN RE- BUILT WITH ABOUT 50 MILES ON THE ENGINE. I HAVE SAE-40 HEAVY DUTY MOTOR OIL. CAN I CHANGE TO A 10/40 WT. OIL ? OR CAN I PUT IN A SYNETHIC MOTOR OIL LIKE ROYAL PURPLE SYNETHIC MOTOR OIL ? 5. I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR A 6VOLT POS. GRD.16" PULLER FAN THAT MOUNTS ON THE INSIDE OF MY RADIATOR FOR ADDITIONAL COOLING.
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| TomO | -- 07-19-2012 @ 4:31 PM |
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Stock 1936 Fords use a cooling system that is not pressurized. Coolant temperature should be between 160-180 at normal operating speeds. The temperature gauge on a 34 is not electric. You can advertise for one in the classified section of this website. One of the quality vendors for parts is C&G Ford parts. http://www.cgfordparts.com/ Tom
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| alanwoodieman | -- 07-19-2012 @ 6:00 PM |
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try to stay away from synthetic oils-tends to leak where there were not any leaks before- a lot of guys and I use 20w50 oil, stays in the engine, I use Kendall 20w50 with ZDDP, buy it at autozone, advance, etc
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