Will it run? 1946 Ford flathead V8 hot rod sitting 20 years!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- So many street rods have LS and SBC engines in them. It is refreshing to find one with an old flathead V8, but will it start after a long sleep? Come along as I travel to Middle Tennessee to help the owner keep the hot rod dream alive. Christina is working diligently on the 66 Jeep, so I am helped out by my friend Jeff on camera.
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That battery is an 8 volt it has 4 tops, a 6 volt has 3.
Happy to hear it run!! I’m Flip from I40 Truck Repair and Towing. I towed this classic! Thank you for the opportunity to tow this beauty! Call for any other towing needs!
Awesome! Bob was complimentary of the care you gave the car. I'll be calling you in the future.
Bob the owner is my grandfather. This is his new pride and joy! Thanks so much for doing this. Awesome video!
I am happy to help him. He is a good guy and he loves this car.
Man, I am burning with jealousy. My favorite years of Fords were 46, 47,48. I had a 47 Ford super deluxe. Flathead V-8 is the most beautiful sounding motor of all time.
That front tow strap was a lineman’s belt !
Hi Richard, Great episode with the old hot rod. I noticed in the early scenes that the car had an 8 volt battery in place of the original 6. If I remember correctly, some folks used the 8 volt in place of the original 6 volt in the hope of giving the starter a little more oomph. That is one cool 46 Ford, and we really enjoyed watching you get the old girl running.
That's right Ray, the old battery was an 8 volt. The owner was going to go with a new 8 volt, but was unable to find one in time for the video shoot. We ended up using a 6 volt, which turned out OK.
Man that old flat head ran smooth as ice. Good job!!!!!
Engine sounds beautiful, nothing like the sound of a flathead Ford!
Yes definitely my favorite Ford motor series of flathead V8, and the fe/ft motors nothing else sounds quite like them..
Flames 🔥 on the hood-Single exhaust??😏🤦
That's an 8 volt battery. Old hot rodders trick.
That's what I was thinking, 2 volts per cap right?
That’s what I came here to say. We used them on 6 volt tractors. Gives you a little extra umph, which really helped starting something that sat for long periods between uses.
That takes me back to my high school days. Sounds great, its a gem for sure.
Ray
I think that’s a 8 volt battery !
flathead V8's have such a marvelous and velvety sound
I think that the old battery looked like an 8 volt. 4 caps.
Great job on getting this ol’ flathead running again!
Thanks Glen!
Positive ground, positive ground old chap
I've had more than one old Ford with burnt points that I got for a great price because the previous owners reversed the polarity and couldn't make them run. Bought as is and discovered while troubleshooting.
@@jimhickey2276if it were still 6V and a original Distributor . But 12 volt is neg. Ground 😊
@@Mercmad Yep, but the ones I was working on were 53 and older 6 volt original! Fried ignition.
Very cool old hot rod.
I would keep it just like it is.
Freshen it up and go Cruising and attend car shows.
Flat head V8s are so cool
Well done Richard
Thanks Gary. I agree. The look is dated, but that makes it cool. Just fix a few things and leave it as is.
Shoe weeeee that's what America is about good old flat heads one of my dream engines to have awesome job Richard the wife well be proud of u just like all of us viewers r im so glad to see that gentlemen smile is very moving
Thank Tanner. This one was very rewarding, because the owner was so appreciative. The flathead 8 is awesome!
What a sweet sweet ride... Love a Flathead!!
46-48 ford coupe and it is a 🔥 🔥 🔥 rod sweet!!!
The Battery Richard I believe is a old school 8 volt they had so it would have more turnover power
That's right. I missed that when I was working on it, but it is clear watching the video.
That sounds amazing even over the internet. great job!
I agree!!
That old car is so cool. You're the man Richard. I think you could bring any old car back to life.
Thanks very much. Many, but not all for sure.
The 46 is my absolute favorite Ford of all time.I used to drive by one twice a day and one time the owner was out by it so I stopped and talked to him. He was pleased that someone my age (I was 27) 10:21 knew what he had. Fully restored with a mild custom they all wanted.
Glad I was able to video your favorite car, Daniel! It was a pleasure to work on, and the entire time I was surrounded by good people. It was a good day.
I love that vintage paint scheme. Screams HR Power Tour, Good Guys, Ford Fest, never outdated stuff. EPIC!!
Seems like soon after WW2 was over, and auto manufacturers resumed the industry, The Big Three designed and produced so many beautiful cars, all 3 clamouring for attention. Many designers and engineers formerly made WW2 aircraft.
Ford was awesome in the post WW2 time: style, performance, everything. The other Big Two were the same way. History and revivals like this, regardless if it's Blue Oval, GM, or Mopar, never gets old.
This 46 Flathead is gonna prove that.
Absolutely agree.
That is awesome!!! I love Fords and Flatheads!! 😎👍👍 Excellent job, Richard!!
Thanks very much David. What a fun car this was to work on!
Jeff did a good job filling in for Christina.
Kinda like Nick's garage up in Canada you got your own George.😂
Right on. Jeff came through big time.
This was a nice one Richard. You didn’t need to roll around in the dirt or cut any trees to get to your project. The older fella was quite happy to hear the old gal run again. You said it was a bit of a bear ,but really a new set of points and a solenoid would have solved this one quickly. Thanks a lot for sharing, look forward to your videos all the time.👍👍🇨🇦
What a great project!
That's right Dan. Not too difficult compared to others, but the points had me thinking for a while. I'd get a spark, then none, then spark again. Finally, I took them out, cleaned, and adjusted them. That solved it.
I've never seen Flathead v-8 with single points setup. I still have a Ford service manual for this car. It also includes instructions for Mercury models.
48 - 53 with the vacuum advance only distributor did. 8BA motor. Stock 59AB motor had the water outlets at the center rather than the front corners
That is good info. Thank you!
You took out a 8 volt and put a 6 volt in. If you do not adjust the voltage regular it will over charge the battery
Richard had a digital multimeter on it and it was charging at 7.84 volts so I think it was in the proper range charging. 😊
Unless the motor is running for hours on a long road trip you won't overcharge the 6 volt battery that Richard put in it.
Nothing beats the sound of an old flathead V-8. I knew if anyone could get this classic running, Richard could!
Thanks Richard!
my neighbor pulled a 46 ford out of a fence row that had set sense 1969 the body was rotten he cleaned up the engine and got it running and put in his 46 ford pickup he is the only person around these parts that works on flathead engines and turns down business because he is overloaded
That is very interesting. Good to hear there is still a large following for them.
Just a few notes on 8 volt batteries. As I remember this was the solution for many tired engines. That flathead was probable either tired, or hard starting, this one replaced one that was and the 8 volt was kept. This was also a great help in starting the 49 olds V8 as they were 6 volts. No 12 volts then. We also ran them in our flathead stock cars as we didn't run fans and shut engines off during stops during the race. Short tracks had a lot of red lights. Altho this engine turned over slowly a better starter would help. I noticed a jumper battery cured that problem. Congrats on a great performance, it sure good to hear a flathead again.
Thanks for the notes George. It did sound good!
I was born in 1946 and always wanted a car built in that year but never accomplished that!
My Father had a 51 that pulled a heavy trailer for six years and 100K
The flathead gave no trouble but the clutch needed replacing.
Cars like this were used by moonshiners and had Ofenhauser modifications.
Ofenhauser was first to sell bolt on speed equipment.
Fun Fact: Fords first V8 was in 32 and Chevy messed around until 55.
My Father had a 36 with a 40 engine. He was Kind of the road!!
Love those old flaties
Wow! I've Missed you guys and you come back with this! Amazing
You got. The. Touch. Thanks
Love the sound of a flathead.
Sounds good
Great clip Richard ,
Love the old classics
Is that an 8-volt battery? A recent method of getting more reliable performance from 6-volt starters. Already in use in 2000.
Yes, the old one was an 8 volt.
That engine sounds healthy. Sweet car to work on.
Another great job!
Nice that they didn’t swap the motor for a small block Chevy and the steering column and steering wheel with Boyd Coddington style aluminum billet items. Looks a little like Greased Lightning from the Grease movie 😉. It’s be fun to swap the wheels for a stock set with baby moon hubcaps and whitewalls.
Agreed. The flathead and mostly stock interior really makes this car cool. The baby moons would look great.
Awesome! That old flathead said take that dang chevy jacket off haha!
Funny stuff! I had not thought of that. I need to get a new jacket.
What a awesome old hot rod that thing would be such a cool cruiser and even take it to car shows
Pretty awesome I know I love my old stuff I can only imagine owning a piece like this wow. Congrats BOB!!
Thanks. This is a cool car. I am happy for the owner.
Cool car, those are chrome modules wheels from the 80s
There is nothing like the sound of a ford flathead
Can't wait for the next Jeep video.!!
Up next!
Looks to be 8 volt battery.
Great Video, Jeff did a Great Job!
Right on!
Another great one
Thank you Howard. This one was very interesting.
That is a 8 volt battery
thanks so much ,,good job man,
You're very welcome Fraser.
Nice job cool car Ford good show 😃👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Great work, Richard, on a great old Ford hot rod! Cheers! Looking forward to your next video! 😀👍🛠️🔧
Thanks Billy! More on the way!
Thats a real awsome hotrod car you got
This video made me happy!~ Thank you!~ :D
Glad you liked it!
That is an eight volt battery, Alot of guys upgraded for more cranking power. Nice car, good video.
Nice car Richard
On the 66 Studebaker wagon, the points should be set between 19 and 21
Nice car, great video!! Thanks Rich ☺
Good Job Richard 👍 Christina Would Have been Tickled 😂
Thanks Robert. This was a fun one.
Congrats on ur 46 ford V8 car. alittle tlc and u got her running. sounds great. needs duel pipes..
Love these videos!
We are happy to hear that. More are on the way!
Think the old battery was 8 volt common swap
It was. Al you have to do it adjust the he regulator. All lights and accessories remain stock.
Msgt. Ed Halley had '46 Ford pretty blue sedan with a V-8 flathead at Edwards AFB back in 1960s. He drove it from base housing to the flight line. He was a FORD guy. Our family car was a beauty too. It was a bright red '63 Mercury Monterey loaded with all the options. Electric everything wth Air Conditioning and had the back window with the flip of the switch slide down. I like how careful you are getting cars to run and back to life. You explain clearly what you are doing and why. Your camera work is great and editing is too. I am looking forward to looking at your other videos and what you do going ahead. Thanks for rekindling great memories. God Bless, Blaine Halley in Santa Cruz, CA. 😎🙏❤
Thank you for the nice comment, Mr. Halley. We appreciate your support.
Good job on the Ford😊
lovely. such a clean Hot rod, with all the trim on it still. :) personally I'd have made the flames in green hues instead of yellow, but that's just me. :)
that engine sounds nice. I'd love to drive one, myself. :) german Fords of that era had a similar back to them, only that they were smaller. there were V8 Pilot and straight four engines. after the war Ford re-made the pre-war 4 cylinder sedan, called Taunus, and people soon nicknamed it "Buckel-Taunus" (hunchbacked Taunus). :) the overall design was very similar to this 46 one, though.
Such a sweet old car, pre war design. OG Henry engineered.
Excellent video!
BTW that battery is 8 volts.. 4 cells . You need a spark plug cleaner, AC and Autolite both make them. I still see them for sale on market place.
I remember those from way back. It was like a small sandblaster that the plug screwed into. It would be a useful addition to my traveling kit.
Always a joy to visit with you. Thanks to your friend for great camera work as well.
Thanks very much Steve.
Cool video nice ride
Great vid, love the '46 👍👍
Thanks! This is a cool car.
@@whattherust Yes it is
What a great job man.I love those old cars like that with the original motors and all that stuff❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Right on. It was such a pleasure to have the flathead still there.
Hello Richard Well done. Just an observation. I believe you removed an 8 volt battery, it had 4 cell caps. I had to go back and double check the removal. Not enough of a power increase to damage the electricals but give the tired starter a bit extra to turn the 8 cylinders just a little quicker. I had not seen an 8 volt battery for a long time. One of the old farm tractors I used had 3 of them in series to make it 24 volts.
That’s the Mortske flick, hahaha, at least that’s what he said sometime back. Flicking the points, for spark. Mortske’s alright, to be a North Dakota boy. lol! And Duff the dog.
It is a lot easier to get running than your usual projects thow ha! Cool...
For sure!
Slick ride! Back in the hay day that would be a looker. As a younger person flames never worked for me but I liked your explanation. Always think of American Graffiti. Keep it up!
Thanks Derrick. Will do!
Put a dual stromberg set up on it. Works great on mine, but I have a Winfield cam and Navarro heads.
Inspiration for the '48 desoto i'm working on
Right on!
Much enjoyed...Thanks for sharng..
Glad you liked it. Thank you for the support.
It had a 8 V battery in it and you put a new 6 V in but it needs to spin faster.
Excellent video Richard :) also that cool car agree 👍 100% and yes need some work to get going but quite sound 292 V8 flat head ! Also that battery cable was on broken clamp if owner want replacement buy at Farm Dealer last I known International one for 1963 B414 Desiel or Gas sold for that in 1994 year when replacement my dad one for his 1963 International B414 tractor ! That car be cool do more repairs on Richard if planning to work and be awesome TH-cam videos!
Thanks for the tip Andrew. Would the replacement still have a brass clamp?
@@whattherust so far I know did back in 1994 year and new one these years say for sure they might be interesting to know !
That car is awesome! Great job!
Thanks Ron!
Mr. B. Here ! ☕️🍩😎👀👍. Happy 🐰🐰🐰 day for yesterday ! This video is cool because looks like your in new shop ! 😎👀👍
Thanks!
Thanks very much Terry. Your generosity is wonderful.
Well done Richard, another successful mission! Nice car it's in really good condition. Hope Christina is well!
Thanks Andy. All good, just managing multiple projects at once.
I hope you know that's positive ground
Great job, Richard in getting the '46 Ford running! Nice street rod!
Thank you Vincent!
nice side mirrors built into the trim
Seen it had an 8 volt battery, gen regulator needs readjusted for the 6 volt battery, should be around 6.8 to 7 volt output.
I love the look of the old hot rod ....swap the wheels for steelies and small hubcaps and it would look perfect !! I was waiting for you to add some more power to get it going ...I've had some old starters draw so much current they robbed the coils of voltage and I lost spark... it sure ran fine once she started up....keep up the good work...looking forward to the next resurrection...Karl from eastern Canada
Thanks Karl. More to come!
That's a really nice car it looks good and it sounds good love the flat head sound great job Richard we missed Christina
Thanks Dale. She will be right back!
that batt is 8 volt not 6 volt
I'm thinking that original battery with 4 caps(cells) might be an 8cvolt which were often used on 6volt cars and tractors to give a litter more oomph when cranking without harming the wiring.
I should have gone down thru the comments as several other old rodders and farmers noticed the original 8 volt battery for extra oomph.
That is a sweet paint job❣️
It sure is. I remember when flame jobs were everywhere.
Hi y’all from west Alabama
Use a Emory board to clean points
Agreed, Emory boards work great. I just seem to lose every one I get.
What a cool car! Nice job.
Thanks very much. I like this car too!