Wow, saw this, a Ford V8 running with one head removed.
Wish we could try this on our V12 HE!? Too bad our valves are overhead cam.
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What is amazing is actually how little difference there is between the Model T and the Ford V8 engine…!
By design: much of the idea was just “veeing” two A engines to make an eight!
Setting valve clearances on the V8, however…was even MORE difficult to do!
It must be for sure!
Thank god it’s not a 4-valve engine…
Nearest I got was disconnecting one of the link rods from the throttle capstan on a carbureted V-12 E-Type. My friend had only driven 6-cyl Es and we arranged for him to try my 12 but before I got there I unclipped the rod, which left one bank on idle while other did the work.
He lived in a medium-sized town, so he was driving around at low speeds and I was asking him how did it feel and he said it was nice.
So eventually I said to try it out of town… When we got out to the country roads I told him to pull over for a second as I wanted to adjust something - i.e. clip the rod back onto the capstan in an instant and close the hood.
We set off again and he asked me what I’d done? I told him he’d passed the entrance exam and now I was giving him all 12 cylinders to play with 
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