Flathead engines

[swampratt]

another

 

[Camo]

I love the old flatties. I would recommend getting some lube in the cylinders and take time to see if you can get them to rotate over. If they turn they are worth more money.

Cool old motors though.

 

[Snattlerake]

I love the old flatties. I would recommend getting some lube in the cylinders and take time to see if you can get them to rotate over. If they turn they are worth more money.

Cool old motors though.

Marvel Mystery Oil

 

[Dumpstick]

Back in the day, when I worked at a salvage yard, we would cut trans fluid 50/50 with gasoline. Pull the plugs, fill the cylinders.

Leave it set for a day, try to turn it with a socket and breaker. If it didn't turn, leave it longer.

Sometimes we could just get it to budge, then have to work it back and forth a bit. Leave it set for another day, try it again.

Most of the time we would free up the engines. It just took awhile sometimes.

 

[2busy]

These are my Dad's, I can remember them just being in the way for the last 50 years. He's not going to do anything with them at this point. He used to go to the trade days in chickasha and morillton ark

 

[Camo]

Marvel Mystery Oil

That or ATF

 

[dennishoddy]

Love those old flatheads. They were still used into the 90's in commercial forklifts.
We had several of them at the plant I worked at. Those and the slant 6 dodge engines.

 

[swampratt]

My cousin looked at those pictures and Emailed me this.

1st one is from a truck or pickup, 2nd one is car. both are 8ba engines.
'49-'53 type. They tend to have cracks but no way to know until torn
down.