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Just ping from my poor memory, but I believe they had Himico in raised letters. If you search long enough you should be able to find a picture. Model T haven had a very complete engine not too long ago. Good luck, fascinating motors !

Maybe I’m remembering the manifolds with raised HIMICO on them . Sorry, not much help

Tim, he had a really nice complete one maybe 6-8 years ago, also. I’m still seeing a himico head in my brain. That was a fantastic engine you just got, great buy! I was very tempted.

I’d love some detailed pics of your new motor. I think others would, too.

Tim, I thought I saw your RPU on Craigslist recently. Was I mistaken or did you change your mind?

Tim,

Thank You for sharing! Pretty Awesome!

All the Best,

Hank

Tim,
It appears that you do have the HIMICO high velocity cylinder head on your engine. In the original 8 page sales literature it shows the head, and it has most of the little knobs on the top of the head like yours does. I do not remember ever seeing them on any other accessory head for a Model T Ford. Here are some photos from the sales literature.
I hope that you did not pay too much for the Himico. It only cost $184 when it was new.

Thanks for the pics and all the other info. Looks like you could buy a kit or a complete remanufactured T engine with all their stuff on it. This is the nicest complete one I’ve ever seen, Tim

Although advertising cuts are notoriously misleading, this one shows some writing on the top of the head, I presume raised letters of HIMICO. It doesn’t make sense they would be so conscious of branding on all their other parts and then not on the head. I guess until one shows itself we will not know for sure. I agree, those raised bumps appear on the cut also. I’m guessing they were core wires or actual casting that was left in place for strength, similar to shoring posts in a coal mine. I’ve seen those in some other aftermarket heads, such as Ricardo . These were made on much smaller scale than ford ever did.
I’m still trying to find a couple simple measurements on a weaver crane, still no luck. Half the fun is the search! When I find a HIMICO branded head, I’ll holler.

The HIMICO motor I had was complete except for the lost shift plate. The head was marked AC.

Here is a shot of our Himco:

Doesn't look like the combustion chamber of that head would be any better than a Ricardo, or Giant Power.

I found another piece of HIMICO literature recently that is probably later than the other photos that I posted in August when you bought the HIMICO from Model T Haven. Because this piece has the wide pedals like a stock 1926-27 Model T engine, rather than the narrow paddles like the earlier engines, I think that probably dates it.

I have one of those heads on my fordor and have ran it for years, works great, I have an extra one that I may part with, no cracks! Thanks Joe

Tim,
I wonder if the complete engine unit that you have is the Heavy Duty HIMICO like the one in the later literature that I posted?
The Heavy Duty type as shown should have 2 inch journals for the connecting rods and main bearings and a gear driven oil pump. It also does not have magnets on the flywheel or a field coil, so it requires a distributor or magneto.