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===1949-1953=== [[Image:Engine.JPG|border|400px]] New engine actually introduced in '48 when new truck line is introduced, car use starts in '49. Major changes are made to the flathead: *Water passages are enlarged for improved cooling. *Water necks are now thermostat housings and bolt onto front of the heads. *Water pumps remain in the same location. *Heads are held on with 24 bolts rather than studs and nuts. *New conventional style distributor is used. *Distributor is now driven by a gear off the cam. *Bell housing is now a bolt-on stamped steel piece for cars, cast iron for trucks. *Modern insert bearings are used. *Ford engines marked 8BA, EAB or 8RT on the heads. *Mercury engines are marked 8CM, or EAC, on the heads. *Ford engines remain 239 cubic inch displacement. *Mercury engines are increased to 255 cubic inch displacement. *Ford retains the 3.1875" x 3.750" bore and stroke. *Mercury receives a 3.1875" x 4.000" bore and stroke. {| |[[Image:1950fordflathead.jpg|thumb|380px|center|1950 Ford flathead engine]] |[[Image:53_Ford_4_dr_4.jpg|thumb|center|420px|1953 Ford flathead engine]] |}
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