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===1938-1942=== [[File:1938-'48_59A_FORD_BLOCK_BELLHOUSING_DETAIL.jpg|thumb|left|350px|1938-’48 Ford 59A]]<br style="clear: both" /> *24 studs hold on the heads. *Two water pumps on the front of the block. *Water necks on the heads located in the center. *Distributor is front-mounted and still driven off the cam, coil mounts on distributor with 2 screws side by side, 37-41, 42 coil mounts on bracket top of passenger side head, "crab"-style distributor cap and conventional rotor. *Marked 78, 77, 81A, 81T, 41T, 99T, or 21A on heads. *Full floating bearings. *Bell housing is cast in as part of the block. *Ford engines had 221 cubic inch displacement. *Mercury engines had 239 cubic inch displacement. *Ford engines retain the same bore and stroke. *Mercury engines receive a 3.1875" x 3.750" bore and stroke.
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