Guest Saliden Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hello,I am looking for a 1942 Mercury Flathead engine and unfortunately no other will do.Complete motor is desired but a bare block, crank and heads will help.Thank you,Shawn360-286-6129 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhd58 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 because I am ignorant. What motor is this? I have a 42 Ford Fordor with the 226G flat 6 and was wondering if yours was 8 or 6 cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidAU Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 How do you define a 42 engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) The 42 Merc engine was unique. I think it was called a "29 A"(The 2 is for 1942 just like the 59 A came out in in 1945 for 46-48 models and the 8BA came out first in 1948 trucks). After the war Mercs had the Ford engines with a longer stroke.'42 Mercurys also had the"Liquimatic", an unsuccessful attempt at an automatic trans, Edited April 25, 2015 by Dave Mellor NJ (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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