Ford flathead 4

[VroomVroom]

A guy was willing to sell me a ford flathead 4 cylinder engine. There's just a pulley on the engine, and he says it runs well. I tried looking up ford 4 cylinder flat heads but don't find much. I'm wondering the hp, and if I could find a bell housing and transmission for it. I'd make a bare bones 4x4 with it or some other similar use. Any body know what sizes and the years a flat head 4 was made? Parts availability?

 

[bigdeano]

Seems like it would be a model T or model A engine? Lots of newer better engines out there.

 

[VroomVroom]

Thanks for quick reply. Yeah, there are. I suppose being used to the j5 bombardier engines, 6 flatheads, I know their longevity and simplicity. I must look up those models. Model t, what was the latest they made those?

 

[VroomVroom]

Seems only ford flathead 8s only exists. Hard to find four cylinder info

 

[bcp]

Did a Ford-built WWII Jeep have a Ford-marked engine?

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Or it might be a Ford N tractor engine.

Bruce

 

[VroomVroom]

60 hp. More than I expected

 

[Ken]

My Father had a Ford Combine and the engine was V 4 like a Wisconsin type
Combine wore out and the engine ran very good . easy to crank easy to work on
Also used on water pumps with clutch and dual pulley for belts.
ken

 

[NC419N]

I'm thinking 60 hp would be optimistic. Would love to see a pic or 2 of the engine in question

 

[Ford850]

I thought the 4 cyl flathead of various sizes is what Ford used through the hundred series tractors.

 

[gwstang]

Agree. I have a 1952 Ford 8N and it definitely uses a four cylinder flat head engine. I just finished rebuilding the flat head this past year and it gets up to a whopping 25 hp or so...lol :laughing: It will pull a 5' finishing mower without any trouble.