#four banger

More New Flatheads – The Re-Engineered Model A Engine

Introduction The automotive world witnessed a revolution in 1908 when Henry Ford introduced the iconic Model T, forever changing the landscape of personal transportation. While the Model T itself was a breakthrough, the heart of any vehicle lies beneath its hood – the engine. In this journey through time, we’ll explore the evolution of Ford car engines from the birth of the Model T in 1908 to…

It was known as the Model B engine and was produced for only four years beginning in 1932. Sporting only four cylinders, it was basically an upgrade of the earlier Model A powerplant. The “B” engine sported an impressive 200 cubic inches of displacement. Its compression ratio was a super-low 4.9-1. The paltry 50 horses it produced came at about 2,200 RPMs. The engine certainly didn’t appear…

Hotrod 4-banger with Cyclone head, Stromberg 97 and a Scintilla Vertex magneto – Slowshop & Custom @YouTube

Yay! I´m working on the Tudor in this episode. Installing the Cyclone 7,5-1 high compression cylinder head, building the header, installing the Burns intake manifold, finding out my “restored” Stromberg 97 is crap but install it anyway… A lot of things happening so I had to split this one into two videos. Part deuce is coming next weekend. Thank you for watching!

As part of the inspection of the Model B engine it was found that the valves were seized due to the amount of time that the engine has been laid up.

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With a bit of a two man effort and the correct Ford valve spring compressor and valve guide “knocker” tool the valves and guides were extracted. The guides and followers are in really good shape. Will most likely replace at least the exhaust valves.

Valve guide tool

Valve spring compressor

Removing Valves from a Ford Model B Engine

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Hagerty Redline: Freshly rebuilt engine goes back into the Ford Model A

Freshly rebuilt engine goes back into the Ford Model A

In the leadup to the next Redline Rebuild video, the Hagerty video crew has released three videos documenting Davin Reckow’s rebuild of a Ford Model A four-cylinder. While Davin knows his way around a domestic V-8, each engine family tends to have its own quirks. These “banger” engines are a whole different animal entirely, since they predate…