Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: pilot00(at)earthlink.net
Subject: Pietenpol-List: 134L head>After looking into conversions of the models a, or b Ford for the enginefor my ace,I spoke to my my brother in law,and he suggested that i considerthe WWII je>ep engine known as the 134L flat head. He said that It is very close inappearance to the model a,has 4 cyl, and it has a much more modern bottomend.>>He also said that the 134L was designed as a long throw slow turning hightorque engine.And that unlike the Ford models a, or b, these jeep enginesare widly available, also that carbs are better, pistons stronger, and nopoured babbet bearings...etc...etc...>>Does anybody have any thoughts on this? The 134L flat head seems at firstto be a good idea....>>I'lll be looking more deeply into the engine, and will write in what Ifind.>>bob>>>http://www.mailexcite.com>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: baileys(at)ktis.net (Robert M. Bailey)
After looking into conversions of the models a, or b Ford for the engine for myace,I spoke to my my brother in law,and he suggested that i consider the WWIIjeep engine known as the 134L flat head. He said that It is very close in appearanceto the model a,has 4 cyl, and it has a much more modern bottom end.He also said that the 134L was designed as a long throw slow turning high torqueengine.And that unlike the Ford models a, or b, these jeep engines are widlyavailable, also that carbs are better, pistons stronger, and no poured babbetbearings...etc...etc...Does anybody have any thoughts on this? The 134L flat head seems at first to bea good idea....I'lll be looking more deeply into the engine, and will write in what I find.bobhttp://www.mailexcite.com________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By:> oil can
If this is anything like the tractor engine I bet it is a lot heavier. Bob B.

Original Posted By: "McNarry, John"
________________________________________________________________________________Send reply to: Pietenpol Discussion Bob/Oilcan: It would probably work carefully weigh it and have a look at the rear main bearing for diameter and length. There was a Sky Scout at Brodhead using a Star car engine of similar size to the Jeep. Consider also that the Fordsare 200 cu in " there ain't no replacement for displacement!"J Mc> After looking into conversions of the models a, or b Ford for the engine formy ace,I spoke to my my brother in law,and he suggested that i consider the WWIIje> ep engine known as the 134L flat head. He said that It is very close in appearanceto the model a,has 4 cyl, and it has a much more modern bottom end.> > He also said that the 134L was designed as a long throw slow turning high torqueengine.And that unlike the Ford models a, or b, these jeep engines are widlyavailable, also that carbs are better, pistons stronger, and no poured babbetbearings...etc...etc...> > Does anybody have any thoughts on this? The 134L flat head seems at first tobe a good idea....> > I'lll be looking more deeply into the engine, and will write in what I find.> > bob> > > http://www.mailexcite.com________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: oil can
Bob,Have you checked into the availability of these engines to see if they arereally out there? What have you found ? What about cost?Brent Reed-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: "Warren D. Shoun"
> > After looking into conversions of the models a, or b Ford for the enginefor my ace,I spoke to my my brother in law,and he suggested that i considerthe WWII je> ep engine known as the 134L flat head. He said that It is very close inappearance to the model a,has 4 cyl, and it has a much more modern bottomend.> > He also said that the 134L was designed as a long throw slow turning hightorque engine.And that unlike the Ford models a, or b, these jeep enginesare widly available, also that carbs are better, pistons stronger, and nopoured babbet bearings...etc...etc...> > Does anybody have any thoughts on this? The 134L flat head seems at firstto be a good idea....> > I'lll be looking more deeply into the engine, and will write in what Ifind.> > bob> > > http://www.mailexcite.com________________________________________________________________________________