chanan Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Good day all,I have an extra v12 engine and would like to know where to look to verify the year.Any help is appreciatedThanks Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Any chance you can post a picture? There's the Lincoln Continental/Zephyr V-12 that was made from 1936 - 1948, and then there were a couple larger V-12's from 1932 - 1939. If the distributor is at the front of the engine it's a Continental/Zephyr engine, if the distributor is at the back, it's an earlier one. The earlier ones will have the serial number stamped on the drivers side of the aluminum crankcase and would start with the letter "K". I don't know where the serial number is for the later Continental/Zephyr engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanan Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thanks for the prompt reply. My complete car is a 39. This engine came with it but I'm not certain about the year. Will check it tomorrow.Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Is your complete car a Zephyr or a K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 The Zephyr number probably is on the flywheel housing right behind the intake manifold, like the V8 Fords, so it wouldn't be on the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanan Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thanks Dave for the info. I managed to clean up the flywheel housing,the heads and the intake. The numbers on the intake(plate fastened by two scrrews) are 9.9.46, denoting the year??? The distributor is in the front.This car is a LZ sedan with 17,000 miles. Originally from the Ford museum and just advertised on LZOC website.K8096, I am trying to provide pictures, but the first try in sending them did not work. The number on the rt head is 26h 6049 ?85, the lt head is 26h-6050 h9-6 and flywheel housing looks like B2 or 82Thanks for all the assistanceRobert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 OK, so with the distributor in front your engine is obviously a 1936 - 1948 Zephyr/Continental engine. I'll let others respond from here on out as I don't know a lot about them, I'm more knowlegeble on the earlier K models. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest utoocool@sbcglobal.net Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 if you are going to sell the v12 please call rod 209 614 7701 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldren Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Thanks Dave for the info. I managed to clean up the flywheel housing,the heads and the intake. The numbers on the intake(plate fastened by two scrrews) are 9.9.46, denoting the year??? The distributor is in the front.This car is a LZ sedan with 17,000 miles. Originally from the Ford museum and just advertised on LZOC website.K8096, I am trying to provide pictures, but the first try in sending them did not work. The number on the rt head is 26h 6049 ?85, the lt head is 26h-6050 h9-6 and flywheel housing looks like B2 or 82Thanks for all the assistanceRobert 9.9.46 on the intake is september 9th 1946 making it a 46 motor but I don't know when Lincoln went back to the 41 smaller V 12. The 42 and early 46 were the 305 but later in 46 they went back to the 41. Basically the same motor with a larger bore. Lee Fort Myers,Fl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 That 9.9.46 is probably the date of a replacement manifold which would have been put on when the engine was rebuilt. This was common and seen on replacement Model A heads where the date is way after production ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Good morning, i buy this engine can you help me to decode what is it and all numbers on it? wery thanks Edited February 2, 2019 by Mirko 73 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Mirko The casting on the intake manifold looks like it has a November 1945 date, making it a 1946 engine. As Waldren mentioned for the first engine above, yours is probably most definitely the 305 cubic-inch version. Is your engine for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) No, isn’t in sale. Buy this in England because i love this engine. Now haven’t a project, think was a good price so buy. Now is in transit. Hope is all ok. If is a 305 is a good news? Thanks for all. If you can give me others specs are very appreciate. Thanks PS 305 or 306? and, intake may have been replaced. as I can see if the engine is a 305 or 267? Selle offer it as 267 Edited February 2, 2019 by Mirko 73 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 There was a good reason they went back to the smaller bore, so not entirely good that it is a 305. That said, I think the main problem with the 305 is that owners/drivers tended to shift way too early, and "lugged" the engine. That engine prefers the higher rpm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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