who knows flat head fords?

[metalmonkey47]

I'm trying to track down a 160 degree thermostat for a flat head in a '41 ford F1 with a 239.

 

It's not a conventional thermostat. It's cylindrical with a valve opening on the top.

 

Kind of funky... I'll see if I can get a picture here from Mobil. LMC Truck looks like the only option.

 

Hoping someone here might have dealt with one before.

[erichwaslike]

henry

['70dime]

got a part number?

[bananahamuck]

i think they make a normal looking thremstat to replace that old design but i`m not sure about your exact year engine..try

 

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/

 

 

or call these guys if local to you. they might know where to send you.

 

http://www.summitracing.com/

 

 

(edit ) thought i would add ,,,i know very little about flatheads , :P i just have a few old geezer freinds with them..

[datsunaholic]

You mean the in-hose type used prior to 1949? Usually they're 180 degree. Why do you want it so cold?

 

Try a tractor supply house, that seems to be what those thermostats are more commonly found in.

 

Not sure it's the right diameter, but this is a tractor 160 degree in-hose thermostat:

 

https://www.tractorpartsasap.com/In_Hose_Thermostat_p/109513.htm

[DanielC]

I have a Ford 8N tractor with a four cylinder Flat Head engine in ir. The thermostat is in the hose going up to the radiator. I can get parts for it at the local independent auto parts store. Look for an auto parts store that has been around for a while. If they have a lot of spoilers, and fart cannon exhaust tips for Hondas on display, you are probably in the wrong parts store, but ask anyway.

 

Did you try to search using "Flathead ford parts"? Put in your city after the search term, and you can localize your search

[metalmonkey47]

Thanks guys! This is for a resto shop commercial account I have at AZ? We've matched so many stupid parts for them. In fact, I've even found a dizzy cap for their forklift which turned out to be a Pinto motor... lolol

 

got a part number?

 

Sadly, the part number rusted away with time! This thermostat had to be about 30 years old.

 

i think they make a normal looking thremstat to replace that old design but i`m not sure about your exact year engine..try

 

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/

 

 

or call these guys if local to you. they might know where to send you.

 

http://www.summitracing.com/

 

 

(edit ) thought i would add ,,,i know very little about flatheads , :P i just have a few old geezer freinds with them..

 

Summit's actually about 30 minuets from my store :P And of course, were no help. The part they showed was the same thing I showed, and they had about an inch larger diameter then what I needed.

 

You mean the in-hose type used prior to 1949? Usually they're 180 degree. Why do you want it so cold?

 

Try a tractor supply house, that seems to be what those thermostats are more commonly found in.

 

Not sure it's the right diameter, but this is a tractor 160 degree in-hose thermostat:

 

https://www.tractorp...at_p/109513.htm

 

Yessir! The in-hose type. It looks similar, but may work. I'll have to get the diameter and call them in the A.M.

 

The guy restoring it mentioned that flathead V8's commonly had cooling problems. Dual water pumps, dual thermostats, etc. LMC truck even had the thermostat listed in 3 different temperatures, from Summer-Regular-Winter selections.

 

I have a Ford 8N tractor with a four cylinder Flat Head engine in ir. The thermostat is in the hose going up to the radiator. I can get parts for it at the local independent auto parts store. Look for an auto parts store that has been around for a while. If they have a lot of spoilers, and fart cannon exhaust tips for Hondas on display, you are probably in the wrong parts store, but ask anyway.

 

Did you try to search using "Flathead ford parts"? Put in your city after the search term, and you can localize your search

 

My store actually carries little ricey parts :P Autozone doesn't even sell spoilers anymore. Thank GOD...

 

 

I finally was able to narrow it down after taking some measurements with a micrometer to some I had on the shelf!

[Shakira]

Did you try Napa? You may be surprised I used to get parts for a 32 Ford there.

[DRIVEN]

I've gotten them at tractor supply stores too. FWIW, the biggest reasons for overheating flatheads is scale in the water jackets and lack of timing advance. They run retarded under load and heat up.