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New to the site...53 flathead in a 31 woody
  • are1871355
    Posts: 1Hitchhiker
    I am helping my friend across the street with this project. He bought a 31 Ford and we cut the body off to make a woody. He also bought a 53 merc flathead to replace the 4 banger.

    Just ran a compression test on the motor and we have a dead cylinder. All the rest tested about 90lbs and one had a little oil on the plug. The oil and the dead cylinders were on the same side. Do we need to rebuild all the cylinders or just look at putting rings and a hone on the two bad ones?

    I know nothing about the flatheads but I am learning every day.
  • Ted W
    Posts: 267Gold Member
    You are better off to rebuild the engine rather than just make a repair.
  • Oldcar_MechanicOldcar_Mechanic
    Posts: 1,786Platinum Member
    I agree.



    This is not the time to cut corners.



    Ron
  • Tom Reich
    Posts: 1Hitchhiker
    Be careful if they are next to each other. Could be just rings but if you pull the head you'll get a good idea how involved it is going to be. TR
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