flathead torque?

[johnnygringo]

im puttin the heads back on a stock 48 V8 ford flathead...anybody have the torque settings and proper bolt sequence pattern??...i appreciate it

[MichaelDorman]

I belive the torque sequence is 25ft. lbs- 38ft. lbs -54ft. lbs. and I know what the patern is, just not the number of the bolts. I'll try to draw somthing up and scan it for ya'.

[Bruce Lancaster]

Tightening pattern:

http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_cylinderhead_torque-specs.htm

[MichaelDorman]

Damn, Just after I finished drawing the damn thing for ya'! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Oh well their is better anyways.

[Bruce Lancaster]

It doesn't matter much on this post, but as a '48 Ford owner I learned long ago to specify whattitwas--'48 passenger is the last of the early Fords, '48 truck the first of the late Fords. More than enough engine differences to confuse many tech questions.
When I first got the car away from my father and became responsible for fixing it, I learned to always tell parts store clerks to get me the part for a '47--that way it didn't matter which application they actually found in the catalog. Asking them for a '48 part usually resulted in a quick trip to the wrong line in the catalog and a part that looked about right until I tried to install it...

[johnnygringo]

as always this board rocks....and thanks for the added info on 48's...good advice

if i ever get this thing presentable ill post some pics...its a troadster on a rails with a short bed...aforementioned 48 flatty w/39 trans