Some side valve V8 aficionados get a bit upset when you call them flatheads
I bet you cant say fringe lipped flathead fish six times in a row after a beer, or two .....
I say, you don't half get some interesting things to play with.Sidevalve Phil sounds quite good actually, perhaps suggest he changes it
Not at all surprisingly the advice I got from a few specialists was to tear the whole thing down so I got the engine out today and will strip the rotating assembly after lunch.
Photo for interest
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Yeah my landlord likes his military vehicles. That’s a ‘42 f30a long range desert group truck. Pink was the most effective camouflage in desert conditions apparently.I say, you don't half get some interesting things to play with.
All I have heard is the centre exhaust tends to get very hot when worked hard.