Inliners International Forums General Discussion MOPAR coolant distribution tube

Anyone know if the coolant distribution tubes, that go in a flathead MOPAR, behind the water pump, is available anywhere? A guy I know is rebuilding a 230 and was about to put his engine together without the tube. It's been lost and he said he didn't think it was needed. I think it is critical to prevent overheating. Can anyone comment? He said he was unable to find a new tube around here.

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Dennis

Dennis,
you are quite right, the water distribution tube is a key component to ensure even cooling around the valves. Yes they still exist but I couldn't tell you where to locate one in your area. Perhaps " Blueskies " can assist you there.

Cheers
Bob.

Hi Dennis,
going back aways,.....did you ever come up with
a good carb combination? I tried twin SU side drafts on a home made intake, worked but couldn't keep them in sync long enough. I have an Edmunds
twin carb maniford with two matched B&B Carter carbs but no idea how the linkage is supposed to
work. Do you have any photo's of this kind of set up.
Thanks,
Bob.

Andy Bernbaums has them--about $65 bucks....52er

Thanks 52er, The guy with the 230 told me this afternoon, that he got a good distribution tube from a junk yard, out of a Industrial Dodge-powered Massey-Ferguson combine....for free!! He was griping about working in the cold, but after i tell him how much a new one costs, he'll be happy! ...thanks

Bob...

I ended up with two of the Carter-Webber carbs from Tom Langdon. I built my own water-heated intake and it really works great. I hardly had to touch the carbs right out of the box....a minor idle air/fuel screw adjustment and idle speed adjustment and haven't touched 'em in over a year. There's a photo of my car and engine in Inliner Rides. If you want a better photo, drop me an e-mail at drhut40@ptd.net and I'll send you one.

You never want to run these engines without a water dist tube. The cooling system would nevr be able to "distribute" the water evenly, it would run through, there would be hot spots, namely the valves.Mopar was again building a very good engine with this design, as well as the full pressure oil lubrication system.
As mentioned Bernbaums has them, so does Roberts Motor Parts, they are around $40 at Roberts. Terill machine in Texas also has them , they also rebuild Mopar flatheads, with expertise..............47 man

Good info, thanks, 47 Coupe.