How to identify a Ford V8

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 ==Flathead Ford V8 (136/221/239/255/337)==
-this family includes all the Ford V8's produced from 1932 to 1953 (1954 in Canada). Note- All ford flathead V8's have the valves in the block, not in the head like  most modern engines have(such as OHV, Ohc, Dohc, etc.) Also, please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I'm only a 17 year old kid with a passion for flatheads, so not everything may be right.
+This family includes all the Ford V8's produced from 1932 to 1953 (1954 in Canada).
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 bell housing is cast in as part of the block
-ford engines had 221 cubic inch displacment
+ford engines had 221 cubic inch displacement
-Mercury engines had 239 cubic inch displacment
+Mercury engines had 239 cubic inch displacement
 Ford engines retain the same bore and stroke

Revision as of 21:58, 7 March 2008