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how to rebuild rebuild your SMALL-BLOCK FORD FORD by Tom Monroe Registered Registered Professional Professional Engineer; Member. Member, Society of Automotive Engineers Engineers

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INTRODUCTION . '..•....................................... 2 INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 DO YOU NEED TO REBUILD? REBUILD? ................................ 3

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Chapter 2 11 ENGINE REMOVAL ........................................ 11

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Chapter 3 PARTS PARTS IDENTIFICATION IDENTI FlCATlON & & INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE

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Chapter 4 TEARDOWN .............................................. 39

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Chapter 5 INSPECTING INSPECTING & & RECONDITIONING THE SHORTBLOCK SHORTBLOCK .......... 51 51

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Chapter 6 HEAD HEAD RECONDITIONING RECONDlTlONlNG & & ASSEMBLY ....................... 75

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Chapter 7 ENGINE ASSEMBLY ....................................... 93

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Chapter 8 DISTRIBUTOR REBUI LD REBUILD

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Chapter 9 ENGINE INSTALLATION INSTALLATION

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Chapter 10 TUNEUP ................................................ 155 155

................................................ INDEX .................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 158 ANOTHER FACT-FILLED FACT-FILLED AUTOMOTIVE BOOK FROM FROM H.P. BOOKS BOOKS

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Drain the coolant-loosen the radiator cap so it the radiator upper and will Drai drainB quicker-remove coolant-loosen the caplower radiator will aralnhoses. quicker-remove the upper and lower radiator hoses.

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If there is a shroud, unbolt it and lay it back the front of your unbolt engine behind the it fan. over If there is a shroud, it and lay bacl over the front of your engine behind the fan.

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This can be a real knuckle-scraper_-Unbolt the fan and spacer from the water-pump flange and lift themcan outbe as aa real loose assembly_ TakeUnbolt the shroud outand next_ Thisfrom broken must replaced This knuckle-scraper. the fan spacer theshroud water-p~ ..., be flange and l ito ft ensureout goodascooling. them a loose assembly. Take the shroucd orit next. This broken shroud must be replaced to ensure good cooling.

Remove the Radiator First-Turn your attention to the fan and First radiator. Remove the Radiator -TurnRemovyour better accessRemovto the ing the radiator attention to the gives fan and radiator. fronttheofradiator your engine for removing ing gives better access to the accessories and prevents the removing radiator from front of your engine for the being damaged during the engine removal. accessories and prevents radiator from as it is One little nudge during from the engineremoval. being damaged' engine beinglittle pulled can junk One nudge froma radiator. the engine as it is Thepulled first impulse remove the fan being can junk isa to radiator. is a sure before The the firstradiator, impulse but is tothis remove the way fan to remove the skin but fromthis your before the radiator, is a knuckles. sure way thefrom radiator the same The core fins to remove theput skin yourin knuckles. cheese _ Drain radifamily The coreas fins put graters the radiator in the same ator-it 'sas faster the cap off. the Remove family cheesewith graters. Drain radithe top and and Remove replace ator-it's fasterbottom with thehoses cap off. themtop if they over 2-years old , replace particthe and are bottom hoses and you live in a hot-dry like ularly them ifif they are over 2-years climate old, particthe southwest Disconnect the ularly if you live U. in a S. hot-dry climate like au tic-transmission cooling lines U. S. Disconnect the thetoma southwest which run to the bottomcooling of down-flow automatic-transmission lines to the side of of down-flow cross-flow radiators which runand to the bottom to preUse at otube-nut radiators . and the sidewrench of cross-flow the nuts. wrench This looks like vent rounding a tube-nut to preradiators. Use off a wide six-point wrench with one vent rounding offbox-end the nuts. This lookslike cutsix-point out so you can wrench slip thewith wrench aflat wide box-end one nut. After over the out tubing flat cut so and you around can slipthethe wrench the nuts are loose, them from. over the tubing and slide around the back nut. After the nuts ends are of loose, the tubes the slide and themconnect back from. two lines of with hose to the ends thea tubes andprevent connecttransthe outtransand mission two linesfluid with from a hosesiphoning to prevent messing up yourfrom driveway or garage mission fluid siphoning outfloor and. messing yourthedriveway garage floor. A clean up hose size oforyour radiator overflow will do fact you can A clean hose thenicely, size ofin your radiator clean. use it if it's will do nicely, in fact you can overflow

use it if it's clean.

Loosen the transmission-cooling lines from the radiator . Use a tube-nut wrench to avoid rounding off the nuts. Immediately after disconnecting the lines, connect them with a rubber hose lines aboutfrom the size the radiator hose to tprevent fluid loss by siphoning. Loosen the transmission-cooling the of radiator. Use a overflow tube-nut wrench o avoidautomatic-transmission rounding off the nuts. Immediately after disconnecting the lines, connect them with a rubber hose about the size of the radiator overflow hose to prevent automatic-transmission fluid loss by siphoning.

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If there is a fan shroud, unbolt it from theIfradiator it back around the there is and a fanlay shroud, unbolt it from fan the engine. radiator. the on radiator and layRemove it backthe around the First,oncut piece ofRemove cardboard fit the fan thea engine. the toradiator. backside radiator core, then tapethe it First, cutofa the piece of cardboard to fit in place. ofThis will protect backside the radiator core. the thendelicate taDe it andwill your knuckles. If your radiator in place.fins This protect 'the delkate solidly to the radiator and your knuckles. If your radiator is finsbolted support, are 4solidly bolts, to 2 at side . radiator isthere bolted theeach radiator remove bolts, beeach ready to When youthere bolts, 2 at side. support, are 4the support theremove radiatorthe as bolts, you lift out. Do When you beitready to it with care becauseasfins if support the radiator you bend lift it easily out. Do they are care bumped. If you theeasily rubberit -with because finshave bend if moun ted bumped. type radiator, the they are If you haveremove the rubberbracket/s which over remove the top and mounted type clamp radiator, the lift the radiator out. While are still bracketls which clamp over you the top and holding it, store out. the While radiator a safe lift the radiator youinare still place where it can the stay radiator until you're holding it, store in aready safe to reinstall trunkuntil is usually good place whereit.it The can stay you'reaready spot. Remove shroud. to reinstall it. the Thefan trunk is usually a good

spot. Remove fan shroud. Fan-With thethe radiator out you have a much clearer of the youra Fan-With the view radiator outfront you ofhave much .clearer the front of bolts your engine Loosenview theof fan-attaching and lift fan, spacerthe andfan-attaching bolts out together. engine. Loosen bolts On lift clutch-drive use an and fan, spacerfans, and bolts out open-end together. to get to fans. the bolts between the wrench On clutch-drive use an ovenend fan and pulley. wrench to get to the'bolts betwken the fan and pulley.

Unbolt the radiator and lift taking to aradiator radiatorand shoplift to Unboltitthe taking i t t o a radiator shop t o

it out, being careful not to bump it and damage the fins. Consider it cleaned _ ihave t out, being careful not t o bump i t and damage the fins. Consider have i t cleaned.

Air Cleaner-Remove the air-cleaner anything assembly after disconnecting Air Cleaner-Remove the air-cleaner which attaches it such as theanything hot-air assembly after todisconnecting duct, and the crankcase whlch fresh-air attaches duct to it such as the hot-air vent hose. duct, fresh-air duct and the crankcase

vent hose.Linkage-It will either be the Throttle rod-and-Iever type or will the cable . A Throttle Linkage-It either type be the rod type may type have or an the intermediate bellA rod-and-lever cable type. crank assembly on the intake manifold rod type may have an intermediate bell-. from the intake Removeassembly it completely crank on the intake manifold. manifold-after disconnecting rod Remove it completely from thetheintake the carwhich runs from disconnecting the bellcrank tothe manifold-after rod buretor.runs Thisfrom typethe hasbellcrank an extra torod which thefrom carthe bellcrank thehas dash buretor. This to type an panel extra (firewall). rod from Either rotateto the rod panel and (firewall). bellcrank the bellcrank the dash assembly up outthe of the it Either rotate rodwayandor remove bellcrank theofrod the pedal completely. assembly up Ifout theruns wayfrom or remove it shaft to the Ifcarburetor, ita t completely. the rod runsdisconnect from the pedal the carburetor end and swing it up out shaft to the carburetor, disconnect it of at way. On cable types, disconnect the carburetor end and swing it up outthe of cable at the enddisconnect and pinch the the way. Oncarburetor cable types, tabs orat remove the retaining screw at the cable the carburetor end and pinch end of remove the cable the at cable tabs or the conduit retaining soscrew the assembly be conduit withdrawn fromcable its end of thecancable so the manifold bracket. linkages assembly can be Cable withdrawn fromused its with an automatic transmission manifold bracket. Cable linkagesrequire used disconnecting the TVtransmission rod, or transmission with an automatic require kick-down rod.theDisconnect at the cardisconnecting TV rod, orittransmission buretor androd. wire Disconnect it to the dash kick-down it panel. at the carburetorTrust and wire to the dash panel.where Don't Yourit Memory-Here's to aDon't camera andYour masking tape can be put Trust Memory-Here's where Label hose tape and can wire ause. camera andeach masking be before put to removing Disconnect all the hoses and before use. Labelit. each hose and wire wires fromit.the top of theallengine. There'll removing Disconnect the hoses and be a hose theofpower-brake booster wires from from the top the engine. There'll to the intake manifold and many booster smaller be a hose from the power-brake vacuum hoses,manifold depending the year and to the intake andonmany smaller how your car depending is equipped. Anyear enginevacuum hoses, on the and wiringyour harness lays along inside Antheenginehow carusually is equipped. flange harness of the left valvelays cover, in wiring usually alongretained the inside clips the cover, valve-cover bolts. flangeunder of thethree left of valve retained in clips under three of the valve-cover bolts.

Disconnect hoses, linkages and wires from the top of the engine, label and tie them out of the way. Disconnect hoses, linkages and wires from the top of the engine, label and tie them out of the way.

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Disconnect the harness leads from the oil·

A/C combined with power steering is complicated. Loosen and remove the drive belts. If yours is equipped with awith fixedpower idler pulley the one ated. pictured below A/C compressor, remove it first. A/C combined steeringIike is complic Loosen andthe remove the drive belts. If yours is Then remove adjustable pulley and one the compressor·support equipped withthe a fixed idler idler pulley like the A/C compressor, remove i t first. pictured below the bracket. Then remove the adjustable idler pulley and the compressor-support bracket.

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unit, water-temperature pressure sending Disconnect the harness leads from the oilA/C water-temperature compressor clutch sending coil ,unit, pressure unit, sending and anyunit, emissions-related devices.clutch Bend sending coil, AIC compressor release the harness and lay it the clips and any to emissions-related devices. Bend out clips of thetoway afterthe everything is disconthe release harness and lay it nected Disconnect heater hoses . Plan out of .the way afterthe everything is disconto replace them if they are more than 2nected. Disconnect the heater hoses. Plan years old. You need are to measure them 2to replace themwill if they more than for replacements-S/8or to 3/4-in . diameter years old. You will need measure them and how long? for replacements-518or 314-in. diameter Pulleys Belts-Removing the accessorand howand long? ies is the difficult part the of removing Pulleys andmost Belts-Removing accessorand isreplacing engine.part Loosen all the ies the most an difficult of removing belts replacing and remove will free all the and an them. engine.This Loosen water-pump drive them. pulleyThis , butwill youfree won't belts and remove the be able to remove it if your has a water-pump drive pulley, butengine you won't three-bel t accessory system. be able to remove it drive if your engineYou has 'Ila have to remove the drive cranksystem. pUlley . You'll After three-belt accessory removing the crank-pulley , tapAfter the have to remove the crank bolts pulley. pulley lightly with a rubber or tap plastic removing the crank-pulley bolts, the hammer to loosen pulley pilots pulley lightly with it.a The rubber or plastic into the center of the damper, hammer to loosen it.crankshaft The pulley pilots so it the maycenter be a little tight. The water-pump into of the crankshaft damper, be free to The come off. pulley willbenow so it may a little tight. water-pump A/C Compressor andfree Power-Steering pulley will now be to come off. Pump Go Together-I'll describe an engine which A/C Compressor and Power-Steering Pump has Together-I'll a complete array of an accessories, so Go describe engine which don't apply disregard those areas has a complete array which of accessories, so to your engine. Start with Ale apply comdisregard those areas whichthedon't pressor power-steering Remove to yourand engine. Start withpump. the A/C comthe Ale-idler pulley and bracket pressor and power-steering pump.assembly Remove attached to the frontand of bracket the top assembly compresthe AIC-idler pulley sor bracket. With theofpulley of the attached to the front the topout compresway,bracket. remove With this the bracket. sor pulleySome out of the andSome behind bolts remove are hidden way, this under bracket. of the A/C combracket. thebehind bolts are Before hidden removing under and the pressor, haveremoving to remove bracket. you Before the the A/Cpowercombecause it uses the steering pump pressor, you have t o remove the bottom powercompressor bracket for mounting. steering pump because it uses the Remove bottom and its for front mount,Remove being the pump bracket compressor mounting. careful to support pumpmount, right-side up the pump and itsthefront being to prevent tluid loss. Leaveright-side the hoses careful to support the pump up connected the pump set the the pump to prevent tofluid loss. and Leave hoses aside. Wireto itthetopump the and left-front connected set the fender pump falling over and apron to aside. Wirekeep it it to from the left-front fender spilling thekeep fluid.it from falling over and apron to Avoid the Disconnecting the A/C Hosesspilling fluid. Here's where you can save Avoid Disconnecting the some A/C trouble Hoses- . Instead where of disconnecting A/C comHere's you can savethe some trouble. pressor hoses so you can remove the comcomInstead of disconnecting the A/C from sothe compartmen pressor hoses youengine can remove the com-t completely, it aside the powerpressor fromsetthe enginelikecompartment pump. eliminates need steering completely, set This it aside like thethepowerto recharge the This Ale. eliminates Unbolt thethe bracket steering pump. need the Unbolt engine and lay the from the front to recharge the ofA/C. the bracket compressor overoftothetheengine side. and To get from the front lay the compressor over and lines out the of to thecompletely side. To get the way, support the completely compressorout from compressor and lines of the left strong cord from and way, fender. supportUsethea compressor bent left nail fender. to hookUse in athestrong wheel cord opening. the and With the cord tied in to the the wheel nail and a bolt bent nail to hook opening. into tied the compressor, hook the threaded With the cord to the nail and a bolt nail aroundinto the the wheel-opening threaded compressor,flange hookwith the anail ragaround protecting the fender. Tie the cord the wheel-opening flange with enough to the support theTie compressor ashort rag protecting fender. the cord your way. high will be out shortenough enoughsotoit support theofcompressor Remove the so bracket of high enough it will from be outthe of bottom your way. the compressor so it won't interfere with Remove the bracket from the bottom of removing the engine. the compressor so it won't interfere with removing the engine.

. SAVING YOUR AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT If you have to remove the AIC compressor prior to remolling your engine, the. hoses must be disconn'ected. Fortunately, this . can be accomplished without ' losing all the refrigerant on earl ier .models equi pped with service valves. Unfortunately, service valves were phased out during the mid70s. The valves are in line with the hoses or lines and are usually covered with cadmium-plated caps. If yours is, remove the caps and run the valves in all the way. Close (turn clockwise) the high- and lowpressure valves at the compressor to isolate the charged system from the compressor. Remove the power-steering pump. You may When unbolting tne Alc compressor and its have t o disconnect the pump-to-reservoir return The system is now isolated from the commounting bracket from the engine, be ready t o line t o get it out of the way against the left handle about 25 pounds. pressor . Before removing the hoses from fender apron. Make sure the pump sits upright the compressor, loo'sen the gauge-port cap so fluid doesn't run out. a small amount until you are certain all the pressure has escaped. CAUTION: High pressure in these lines can hurt or blind Remove the power-steering pump_ You may When unbolting the Ale compressor and its you if you are careless. Wear goggles to have to disconnect the pump-to-reservoir return mounting bracket from the engine, be ready to line to get it out of the way against the left handle about 25 pounds_ protect your eyes, even when bleeding fender apron_ Make sure the pump sits upright pressu re , from thecompres$or. Now you so fluid doesn't run out_ can remove the hoses by disconnecting the service valves from the compressor ,so they stay with the -hoses and seal the system . Don't remove the valves from the hoses. Place the hoses oLit of the way and you're ready to remove the compressor after sealing it so it will stay clean and dry. Use the caps which are used to seal new compressors before they are installed. You should be able to pick some up for nothing at your local garage. Remove the compressor with its bracket and set it aside. A strong cord tied t o a bent nail supports the AIC compressor out of the way, subsequently avoiding the need for disconnecting compressor lines and recharging the AIC system. A rag keeps the nail from scratching the fender.

A strong cord tied to a bent nail supports the Ale compressor out of the way, subsequently avoiding the need for disconnecting compressor lines and recharging the Ale system. A rag keeps the nail from scratching the fender .

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and the release-lever pushrod will swing

With the left side stripped of its accessories you can the stripped fuel pump. the With theremove left side of Disconnect its accessories fuel line remove at the carburetor and remove the fuel you can the fuel pump. Disconnect the pumpline andatfuel together.and remove the fuel fuel the line carburetor pump and fuel line together.

A gauge-type oil -pressure sending unit such as thisgauge-type one should be removed now avoid A oil-pressure sending unittosuch as breaking off at be the removed block. First the this one itshould nowremove t o avoid oil filter so extension and First sending unit can breaking i t the off at the block. remove the be filter unthreaded Keep yourand wrench close to can the oil so the. extension sending unit block end of the Keep extension. be unthreaded. your wrench close to the block end of the extension.

the will bellcrankfree . the Yourelease-lever can now remove and pushrod swing If you have the and-pushrod free. You can assembly. now remove the bellcrankyou'reIf inyou luckhave because cable-type linkage, the and-pushrod assembly. it doesn 't have to be removed or because disconcable-type linkage, you're in luck nected it be isn't attached to the it doesn'tbecause have to removed or disconengine . because it isn't attached to the nected Remove the Fuel Pump and Line-Disengine. connect -to-fuel-pump line at Remove the thefuel-tank Fuel Pump and Line-Disthe fuel the pump. To prevent siphoning connect fuel-tank-to-fuel-pump lineand at consequent hazardsiphoning created and by the fuel pump. Tofi reprevent spilled gasoline , push a 3/8-in. diameter the consequent fire hazard created by bolt into the endpush of the hose. Make sure spilled gasoline, a 318-in. diameter the bolt fullyofthreaded . IfMake it is, sure fuel bolt into isn't the end the hose. can bolt leak isn't out fully around the threads, it the threaded. If it is,sofuel should least I/2-in. unthreaded can leakhave outataround the threads, so it shank have 112-in. your head down in should. While have you at least unthreaded pump . Disconnect there, remove thehave shank. While you your head downthe in at thethecarburetor by removing fuel there,line remove pump. Disconnect the the short hose. a tubingbywrench on fuel line at the Use carburetor removing at the Use pump the fitting short hose. a .tubing wrench on Be fitting Carefulat the Removing the pump. the Oil-Pressure Sender-With the fuel pump out of the Be Careful Removing the Oil-Pressure way , you can see Sender-With the the fueloil-pressure pump outsending of the way, you can see the oil-pressure sending

Alternator or Generator and Air PumpThe left sideorofGenerator your engine should be bare Alternator and Air Pumpyourofattention to the other so Theshift left side your engine should be side. bare generator There be attention an alternator so shiftwill your to theorother side. and possibly pump. or Onegenerator will be There will be an an air alternator mounted aboveanthe which and possibly air other, pump.butOne willone be If yours depends on the year and model. mounted above the other, but which one has a generator won't an air depends on the, ityear andhave model. If pump yours because they didn 't exist then. If has a generator, it won't haveback an air pump there is an air didn't pump, exist remove it after because they back then.disIf connecting the pump, hose . Also remove the disbythere is an air remove it after hardware. As pass valve and connecting the other hose. related Also remove the byfor the alternator/generator, don't remove pass valve and other related hardware. As it it'llalternatorlgenerator, have to be in place for justremove a little forasthe don't adjusting while longer. remove it as it'll have You to becan in place foritsjust a little bracket and You loosen longitsmounting while longer. can the remove adjusting bolt. bracket and loosen the long mounting

bolt. Forget the Filler Tube and Ground Don't Straps-Two thingsTube to overlook until Don't Forget easy the Filler and Ground your engine ceases to move as you're until pullStraps-Two easy things to overlook out are the transmission-filler tube ing itengine your ceases to move as you're pull(automatics) engine ground straps ing it out areand thethe transmission-filler tube. (automatics) and the to engine straps. the ground right cylinder These are attached head theattached rear. You find cylinder it easier Theseatare to might the right ground fireto remove head at thethe rear. You strap might from find the it easier remember to remove it wall . If youthedo, to remove ground strap from the fireput it to back on the from If theyou engine wall. do, and remember remove it the and engine t. This firewall from theafter engine putisitouback on prethe vents strapthefrom getting lostThis or preforfirewalltheafter engine is out. gottenthe between now getting and when revents strap from lost you or forplace thebetween engine . now and when you regotten place theLinkage-Wi engine. th a standard transClutch mission Linkage-With using a rod-and-lever clu tchtranslinkClutch a standard more up-top age, youusing havea some mission rod-and-lever clutchwork. linkSomeyou models from the top age, havehave somea spring more up-top work. of themodels equalizer to the a spring fromfirewallthe top Some have bar remove Parallel to is a pushof the it. equalizer barthetospring the firewallextending through thespring firewall the rod remove it. Parallel to the is a to pushrod extending through the firewall to the 18

Use a penetrant such as CRC@ on the exhaust-manifold studs and nuts to loosen them up . Remove the ones from above Get the ones from underneath laternuts . It'stoa loosen tight squeeze both ways. Use top a penetrant such as .CRC@ onbottom the exhaust-manifold studs and them up. Remove the top ones from above. Get the bottom ones from underneath later. It's a tight squeeze both ways.

top of the equalizer bar. Disconnect it at

unit. It threads directly into the engine

the of equalizer, being bar. careful not to it lose top the equalizer Disconnect at it looks wornnot out,tocount the bushing. equalizer,Ifbeing careful lose on save worn it, replace it on If itTolooks out, count the replacing bushing. it. putTo thesave clipit,back in place. the replacing rod and it. on replace it on connects the engine to The equalizer bar the the rod and put clip back in place. the frame or body . The barthe pivots ontoa The equalizer bar connects engine to The the bar frame or body bracket the frameattached or body. pivots on a with 2 attached bolts. Remove them and the bracket to the frame or body bracket2 will out of them the endand of the bolts.pullRemove with equalizerwill bar .pull The out equalizer bracket of the will end beof free the to pull off pivot at the will engine bu t equalizer bar.itsThe equalizer be , free you'll underto pullhave off toitsfinish pivotthis at job the from engine, but neath. have This to canfinish usually you'll this be jobdone fromwithout underraising your reaching the bellcrankneath. This car can by usually be done without under the cathe r. Unhook it to-release raising yourlever car by reaching bellcrankto-release lever under the car. Unhook it

block-used with directly a warning will unit. It threads intolight the- or engine sender outbe on an extension block-used with a moving warningthe light-or will board away from moving the front-face of outthe be on an extension the sender block from to accommodate the oflarger engine away board the front-face the To accommodate remove the sender using gauge sender. engine block to the larger an ex tension you'J] have the to sender removeusing the gauge sender., To remove the have sending threads oil extension, filter because an you'll to unit remove the into the because extension an angle, so the oil filter the at sending unit threads senderthe swings a wide at arcan , hitting into extension angle,thesofilter the as the sender-extension assembly turned sender swings a wide arc, hitting isthe filter. unit is from the Don 't sender-extension unscrew the sending as the assembly turned. extension and the thensending the extension Don't unscrew unit fromfrom the breaksfrom the the engine and because extension then this the often extension extension the engine flush becausewith this the oftenengine-block breaks the your with wrench to the side. Keep flush extension the close engine-block side. Keep your wrench close to the

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Remove the engine-mount through·bolts by removing their nuts and sliding the bolts and their washers out of their through-bolts mounts. You may have to gettheir at the leftand side sliding from underneath. Drawing Remove forward the engine-mount b y removing nuts the bolts and their courtesy forward Ford. out of their mounts. You may have t o get at the left side from underneath. Drawing washers courtesy Ford.

block end of the extension when removing the extension andextension sender. when removing block end of the only reason to remove the fuel theThe extension and sender. pump Theand onlyoil-pressure reason tosending removeunit the from fuel is the engine to removing engine pump and prior oil-pressure sendinganunit from to prevent the possibility of bumping the engine prior to removing an enginethe is If you sender and the breaking the extension. to prevent possibility of bumping the of sender doesn't use have theand type sender breaking the which extension. If you the extension, won't havedoesn't to remove have the type ofyou sender which use it. type fitsyou tightly engine theThis extension, won'tagainst have the to remove andThis the type chances of it getting bumped and it. fits tightly against the engine broken remote. and the are chances of it getting bumped and Yourare engine is looking pretty bare on broken remote. top,Your the engine only things left pretty are operations is looking bare on that can from top, the be onlydivided thingsbetween left are doing operations above below. between Before getting the that canand be divided doing from wheels air, do these jobsthe to above in andthebelow. Beforepartial getting avoid climbing up and wheelsunnecessary in the air, do these partial jobsover to the fenders. avoid unnecessary climbing up and over Get What You Can From the Top-Rethe fenders. move the top exhaustGet What Youexhaust-manifold Can From the Top-Repipe bolts These are easier to get exhaustto from move the .top exhaust-manifold the top unless youarehave a long pipe bolts. These easier to getextension to from in oil on long extension theyour top socket unless set. you Some have apentrating theyour threads about hourpentrating prior to removin socket set.an Some oil on ing threads the nutsabout and an thehour useprior of atobox-end the removwrench help and avoid ing the nuts the damaged use of a knuckles box-end when doing job-an open-end slips wrench help this avoid damaged knuckles off easily room for when doingand this there's job-an noopen-end slipsa ra handle offtchet easily and. there's no room for a At the back of the engine remove as ratchet handle. many bellhousing or engine converter-housing At the back of the remove as bolts asbellhousing you can . You be able to get many or may converter-housing a ratchet handle bolts as you can.between You maythebefirewall able to and get bolt heads, not for the every bolt. and atheratchet handlebut between firewall the bolt Mounts-Ford heads, but not did for every bolt.favor Engine us a big by designing the engine for favor easy Engine Mounts-Ford didmounts us a big engine removal and installation. by designing the engine mounts for Each easy is a two-piece assembly. Each The moun t removal engine and installation. attaches toassembly. the engine The and rubber portion mount is a two-piece arubber stamped-steel pad mounts to engine the frame portion attaches to the and a stamped-steel pad mounts to the frame

or body. The two pieces are held togeth· er with aThe through·bolt except the or body. two pieces are held for togethearly Fairlane and the high·performance except for the er with a through-bolt 289s which bolts or studs. early Fairlaneuseandvertical the high-performance After which remOVing the nut each 289s use vertical boltsfrom or studs. through·bolt, the bolts slide out of After removing the should nut from each their respective veryslide easily through-bolt, the mounts bolts should outbe· of cause there is no mounts load on very the bolts their respective easilyother bethan there the clamping cause is no load load on thefrom boltstorque other of the the nut on the bolt.load To undo bolt than clamping from the torque andthe nut, a box-end on bolt the of nutplace on the bolt. Towrench undo the nut a socket and ratchet an and and nut,use place a box-end wrench with on the extension other. you start to nut and useona the socket and As ratchet with an unthread from the extension the on bolt the other. As nut, you the startbox· to end wrench thethe engine, unthread thewill boltrotate fromagainst the nut, boxbodywrench or frame you won't hold end willsorotate againsthave the to engine, that end. Whensothe is off, the body or frame younut won't haveslide to hold bolt forward outthe of nut the mount. I findthe it that end. When is off, slide easier to get to mount from bolt forward outthe of left the mount. I findbe· it low. to assess your particular easierYou'll to gethave to the left mount from below. You'll have to assess your particular situation. Jack Your Car Up-It's time to get your situation. car inYour the air. truck usually hasget enough Jack CarAUp-It's time to your ground to usually work underneath car in theclearance air. A truck has enough without clearance raising it. Not so with a car. A ground to work underneath hydraulic floor it. jack great A without raising Notis so withto ahave car. at this point. floor You'lljack only hydraulic is have great tot o raise havethe at frontpoint. of your car for removing engine. this You'll only have totheraise the To this, car place the jack the under the frontdoof your for removing engine. number·two To do this, crossmember. place the jack Frame under cars the number-two crossmember. Frame cars have a substantial crossmember to which control crossmember arms of the front susthe lower have a substantial to which attach. Unit-body pension the lower control arms ofcars thehave fronta less· sussubstantial-looking tubularcars crossmember pension attach. Unit-body have a lesswhich bol ts to the body. all right to substantial-looking tubularIt is crossmember use thisbolts crossmember to raise a car, rightbut to which t o the body. It is all be because it's easy to get the jack usecareful this crossmember to raise a car, but padcareful under because the steering linkage, be it's easy to get possibly the jack bending the the center link . linkage, A 2" x 4" wood pad under steering possibly block between the jack bending the center link. and A 2"crossmember x 4" wood helps. block between the jack and crossmember

With the car in the air , place the jack stands thein frame bodythe ofjack the Withunder the car the air,orplace car rather frontor suspension. stands underthan thethe frame body of theI prefer this than method it's possible1 car rather the because front suspension. the car this maymethod shift sideways doesn't prefer because. This it's possible it's usually resultshift in the car falling, the car may sideways. This but doesn't not something to the chance. As you but can see usually result in car falling, it's fromsomething the photo, placed As theyou. jackcan stand not to Ichance. see under the photo, swaybar bracket,thea jack goodstand sub· from the I placed stantiallocation which gets thea jack under the swaybar bracket, goodstands subforward location out of which your way. If you don't stantial gets thejackstands use jack stands support car, what· forward out oftoyour way.your If you don't ever youstands use, make sure ityour is wide-based, use jack to support car, whatparticularly car can't ever you use,side·to·side make sure so it isthewide-based, shift sideways. Block the tires so particularly side-to-side so back the car can't can't move backward or forward. sthe h f tcarsideways. Block the back tires so

helps.

the car can't move backward or forward.

It's a tight squeeze getting at the converter housing or bellhousing bolts at from but It's a tight squeeze getting theabove, converter it's easierorthan from underneath. as many housing bellhousing bolts fromGet above, but as can than from from topside before raising car . it'syou easier underneath. Get your as many as you can from topside before raising your car.

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When jacking up the front of a car, it's best to use thejacking crossmember theit's engine. When u p t h e fjust r o n tbehind o f a car, best tIno the case of a unit-bodyjust car behind such as the thisengine. Mustang, use the crossmember In the bolt-on crossmember willMustang, support the case o f a tubular unit-body car such as this the load, but don't jack against the steering t h e bolt-on tubular crossmember w i l l support tlinkage. h e load,You'll b u t bend don't it.jack against t h e steering linkage. You'll bend it.

Exhaust-pipe to manifold bolts are hard to reach. A universal socket and veryare longhard extenExhaust-pipe t o manifold bolts to sion is one answer. socket and very long extenA universal reach. sion is one answer.

Support your car solidly on jack stands. Whatever you do, depend oon a jack or concrete Support yourdon't car solidly n jack stands. Whatblocks. could be depend fatal. o n a jack o r concrete ever y o uItdo, don't blocks. It could be fatal. SUPPORT BRACKET

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SUPPORT BRACKET

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UTCH P E D A L

CLUTCH PEDAL ROD

C L U T C H PEDAL R O D

ELLCRANK

FRAME PIVOT BRACKET PIVOT FRAME

BRACKET

To remove the clutch-linkage bellcrank, remove the pivot bracket from the frame or I then disconnect the clutch-pedal rod and the release-lever pushrodf r oand spring from T o remove the clutch-linkage bellcrank, remove the pivot bracket m the frame or This permits the bellcrank to slide off the ending.pushrod Drawingand courtesy then disconnect t h e clutch-pedal r o dthe andpivot t h e at release-lever spring Ford. from This permits t h e bellcrank t o slide o f f t h e p i v o t a t t h e ending. Drawing courtesy Ford.

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body siderail,I the b o dbellcrank_ y siderail, the bellcrank.

Do not use bric ks , cement blocks or cinde Dor blocks. not useThese bricks,materials cement work blocksfineor with cinevenly distributed loads, but der blocks. These materials workthey finecrack with to they point crack loador crumble when subjected evenly distributed loads, but ing as in supporting a car. IftoI point seem to be or crumble when subjected loadon this subject dwelling I seem, when to be ing as in supporting a car.tooIf much adwelling car fallsonthe is too oftenmuch, fatal-i f it thisresult subject when kill the someone, least fatal-if is usually adoesn't car falls result istheoften it serious h arm. Bethe careful. doesn't bodily kill someone, least is usually Now's the harm. time Be to careful. get your trusty serious bodily service-or big sheet cardcreeper Now'sintothe time toa get your oftrusty board works well , particularly creeper into service-or a big sheetifofyou're cardover dirt. A creeper doesn't rollif well in board works well, particularly you're the dirt. over dirt. A creeper doesn't roll well in Finish the dirt.the Clutch Linkage-With the car in the air, finish those partially finished Finish the Clutch Linkage-With the car jobs from partially the top. finished If you in theyou air, started finish those have you a standard with Ifa rodjobs startedtransmission from the top. you clutch linkage, finishwith removing and-lever have a standard transmission a rodthe equalizer barlinkage, and release-lever pushand-lever clutch finish removing rod equalizer assembly .bar Justand remove the retaining the release-lever pushspring from theJust release lever the andretaining you can rod assembly. remove off the engine pivotcan to pull thefrom bellcrank spring the release lever and you remove pull the it.bellcrank off the engine pivot to Exhaustit. System-Finish disconnecting remove system from the manifolds . the exhaust Exhaust System-Finish disconnecting extension for Here 's wheresystem a 12-1S-in. the exhaust from the manifolds. your in handy for reach12-1 5-in. extension for Here'ssocket whereseta comes ing thesocket nuts. set comes in handy for reachyour Cooling Lines and Starter-Motor Cableing the nuts. With an Lines automatic transmission,Cablemake Cooling and Starter-Motor sure lines transmission, are unclipped make from With the an cooling automatic the engine. Some have and some sure the cooling lines are clips unclipped from don't.engine. If yours does, justclips pushand the some lines the Some have out clipsdoes, to release thein . While yours just push the lines don't.of Ifthe

out of the clips to release them. While

To disconnect the converter from the flex plate you'll have to reconnect the battery ground. Remove the cover platethe to converter expose the back·side the flexplate, then have a friend the engine over T o disconnect from the flexofplate you'll have t o reconnect the "bump" battery ground. Remove to expose each tattaching the understanding thatthen he ishave not atofriend touch"bump" the starter the cover plate o expose nut the with back-side of the flexplate, the switch engine until over given theattaching word. Or, a remote starter switchthat to he bump thet oengine A wrench onuntil the tyou've o expose each nutuse with the understanding is not touch over. the starter switch crankshaft damper bolt also you've given the word. Or, works. use a remote starter switch t o bump the engine over. A wrench on the crankshaft damper bolt also works.

you're looking up where these lines go

ing the converter nuts, disconnect the

engine-usually the right past thelooking you're up whereon these linesside go of the oil pan-make sure side the near the top past engine-usually on the right out of its bracket. starter-to -battery near the top of thelead oil ispan-make sure the theisright-front engineThe bracket is onlead starter-to-battery out ofits bracket. Bend the bracket mount-to-engine The bracket is onbolt. the right-front engine.. and its loop and slide thebolt. cableBend mount-to-engine thegrommet bracket out. and slide the cable and its grommet loop Engine Mounts-If you couldn't reach the out. mount from topside toreach remove left engine Engine Mounts-If you couldn't the the engine bolt, domount it nowfrom . Remember, the left topside toonce remove nut off,do justit slide bolt out. once the the is bolt, now.the Remember, Expose thejust Converter nut is off, slide theAttachments-With bolt out. an au toma transmission, remove the Expose the tic Converter Attachments-With at the front remove of the conconverter covertransmission, an automatic the verter housing. you have 2 converter cover atOnce the front of thethe conout, remove the thebolt2 attaching bolts Once verter housing. you have into thethe housing through thebolts engineout, plateremove attaching bolt opposite starter. on the the through engineside platefrom into the housing After is out, slide cover beton thethisopposite sidethe from thefrom starter. ween After the thisengine is out,plate slide and the converter cover fromhousbeting. the engine plate and converter housween Get ing. Power to the Starter-Reconnect the battery ground you'll have power the to Get Power t o thesoStarter-Reconnect the starter. Now,soifyou'll you don't possess toa battery ground have power trustworthy frienda remote starter haveif ayou the starter. Now, don't possess bump the engine over to expose each of remote starter have a trustworthy friend the converter-to-flexplate nuts each for rebump the engine over to expose of moval-a socket on the frontnuts of thefor crank the converter-to-flexplate repulley will accomplish the of jobthejust as moval-a socket on the front crank effectively. CAUTION-If use asa pulley will accomplish the you job just friend , makeCAUTION-If sure he understands effectively. you use thea is notheto be touched withignition make switch sure friend, understands the out yourswitch direction . to be touched withis not ignition Now for the Starter Motor-After removout your direction. Now for the Starter Motor-After remov-

battery at thenuts, battery. Disconnect ing the cables converter disconnect the cable remove Disconnect the starter. the starter battery cables at and the battery. Remove thecable bottom and the starter andstarter removebolt thefirst starter. then thethe topbottom one while the Remove startersupporting bolt first and front starter hand. Lifting then of thethetop one with whileone supporting the is tricky cars the starter front of theout starter with on oneunit-body hand. Lifting not starter equipped rack-and-pinion the out with is tricky on unit-bodysteercars ing. equipped Slide the starter forward and drop its not with rack-and-pinion steernose (geared ing. Slide the end) starterbetween forward the and steering drop its linkage and theend) converter housing. nose (geared between the steering BellhousingFinish and Disconnecting thehousing. linkage the converter Regardless of which the transmission you Finish Disconnecting Bellhousingthe removal processyou is have, the rest Regardless of of which transmission pretty the much The only job left have, resttheof same. the removal process is carThe is toonly remove the before lowering pretty much theyour same. job left remaining bellhousing/converter housing before lowering your car is to remove the look bolts . Afterbellhousing/converter doing this take one last remaining housing underneath to make certain bolts. Afterjust doing this take oneeverything last look is disconnected. underneath just to make certain everything Remove the Alternator or Generatoris disconnected. After setting car down, last thing Remove the your Alternator or the Generatorto do setting before your pulling engine is tothing disAfter car the down, the last connect the battery and the to do before pulling ground the engine is toalterdisnator lead the ground engine.and Remove the connect thefrom battery the alteralternator/generator tie itRemove to the side nator lead from the and engine. the out of the way. Remove alternator/generator and the tie battery it to the. side Out-Take another last Lift ofthe out theEngine way. Remove the battery. look around the Out-Take engine compartment to Lift the Engine another last thatengine everything is discondouble-check look around the compartment to nected-inevitably will be something double-check thatthere everything is discon-. Once that you're confident thesomething. engine is nected-inevitably there will be ready, that position lifting the device over Once you'reyour confident engine is the engine, or the with device the engine ready, position yourcarlifting over under it , whichever. Attach cable the engine, or the car witha lifting the engine under it, whichever. Attach a lifting cable

Remove the starter bolts and slide the starter forward out of the bel/housing or converter housing. Some unit-body cars are tight forward out ofearlier the bellhousing or converter in this area andearlier you'll unit-body have to tilt housing. Some carsthe arestarter tight down the you'll steeringhave linkage. in thisbehind area and t o tilt the starter down behind the steering linkage.

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When removing the remaining converter-housing or bellhousing don't overlook the bolt When removing tbolts, h e remaining converter-housing attaching the engine to the housing o r bellhousing bolts,plate don't overlook t h on e bthe olt side opposite starter_ attaching the the engine plate t o the housing o n the side opposite t h e starter.

with looped ends or a chain to the front of one head ends and or reara chain of thetoother with with looped the front bolts andhead a large eachother bolt. with The of one andwasher rear ofonthe chain and or cable willwasher be positioned bolts a laree on eachdiagonally bolt. The acrossorthe Make surediagonally there is chain cableengine kill be_ positioned enough slackengine. in the cable/chain you'll across the Make sure so there is be able to set the engine all the way down enough slack in the cablelchain so you'll where wanthe t once it'sall ou the t of way the engine be ableyou to set engine down compartment. chain be where you wantThe once it's or outcable of themust engine short enough so engine can be lifted compartment. Thethe chain or cable must be high enough bodycan work when short enoughtosoclear the the engine be lifted pulling it out. Hookthe thebody chain approxihigh enough to clear work when mately in thechain engineapproxiwill be pulling it the out.middle Hooksothe balancedin once it is free from the will transmately the middle so the engine be mission and the it engine mounts. jack balanced once is free from Put the atransunder so it won't fall missionthe and transmission the engine mounts. Put a jack once the has been under the engine transmission so pulled it won'taway. fall Now, the raise engine the engine can be pulled once has until beenit pulled away. forward and of until the engine mounts Now, raise theclear engine it can be pulled. Bring theand jackclear in contact with the transforward of the engine mounts. mission now you're ready to Bring theagain jack and in contact with the transdisengageagain the and engine transmission now from you'retheready to mission. requirefrom a little disengageThis themay engine thejuggling. transStandard This transmissions mean moving the mission. may require a little juggling. engine farther forward somean the transm issionStandard transmissions moving the input shaft disengages from the ,engine fartherfully forward so the transmissionclutch. shaft Don ' t fully try to disengages force the engine it input from ifthe hangs . Youtrycould damage clutch.upDon't to force the something. engine if it Check up. around see damage what bolt, ground hangs You to could something. strap othe r connection may have Checkoraround to see whatyou bolt, ground overlooked . Disconnect andmay proceed strap or other connectionit you have

overlooked. Disconnect it and proceed 22

Remove your alternator/generator. remembering to disconnect its engine ground. Position it out Remove y o u r alternatorlgenerator, remembering the way . Remove electrical leads it o to ut tofo disconnect its engineother ground. Position the engine as the other starterelectrical cable andleads engine o f the way.such Remove to ground at the rear of the right cylinder head the engine such as t h e starter cable and engine where filler tube is ground the a t automatic-transmission the rear o f the right cylinder head attached. where the automatic-transmission filler tube is attached.

With an engine hoist positioned over the engine, attach a chain diagonally across the engine for balance-to the front one head and theengine, rear of attach the other W i t h an engine hoistofpositioned overtothe a cone. h a i i diagonally across the engine f o r balance-to the f r o n t o f one head and t o t h e rear o f t h e other one.

A jack positioned under the transmission prevents from fallingunder when the the engine disenA jack itpositioned transmission gages fromi t it. prevents from falling when the engine disengages from it.

With the engine lifted high enough to clear the enginethe compartment, can enough be rolled a conWith engine lifted ithig'h to to clear the venient compartment, place to begin stripping it down, but engine i t can be rolled t o a confirst ... place t o begin stripping i t down, but venient first

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. . .Don is marking the flex plate and converter stud so the two can be reassembled in their original positions. .Don is marking the flex plate and converter stud so the two can be reassembled in their original positions.

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to remove the engine. As soon as the engine is completely the astransto remove the engine.freeAs ofsoon the mission ,ishoist it ou t. free of the transengine completely mission, hoist it out. Mark the Converter-to-Flex-Plate Location-With light-colored paint -spray or Mark the Converter-to-Flex-Plate Locabrush-marklight-colored the one studpaint-spray on the torque tion-With or converter theone matching hole brush-markandthe stud onbottom the torque on the engine plate . Flex-plate converter and flex the matching bottom holes hole and torque-converter studsFlex-plate fit very tightly on the engine flex plate. holes, so you mark them studs to gofitback way andiftorque-converter verythe tightly, they apart them , this istoone '11 so if came you mark go variable back theyou way know is right if thin click together they came apart, thisgsisdon't one variable you'll when you are ifreinstalling theclick engine. know is right thngs don't together Secureyou Allare thereinstalling Loose Parts-If you don't when the engine. want toAll leave under you the transSecure the your Loosejack Parts-If don't mission wantyour to free carthe so it can want to orleave jackyour under transbe rolled, it mission or support want to the free transmission your car so itsocan doesn't fallsupport when you the jack.so Old be rolled, the lower transmission it coat hangers workyou well for this job. The doesn't fall when lower the jack. Old same thing goes forwell the for exhaust system. coat hangers work this job. The

With your engine out and hanging in midWith air, your beginengine stripping to the out itanddown hanging in bare air, essentials described in thetotearmid begin as stripping it down the down essentials chapter . as described in the tearbare Before the parts are scattered, collect down chapter. andBefore store them in a safe place where they the parts are scattered, collect won'tstore get mixed mower, and them inin awith safeyour placelawn where they motorcycle, snowmobile anymower, other won't get mixed in with yourorlawn parts you have lying around. You'll be motorcycle, snowmobile or any other glad you . If you getaround. most of You'll the grease parts youdidhave lying be and oil off parts them in If you get and mostput of the grease glad you did. the greaseproof the inside of your and oil off containers, the parts and put them in ca r and in the trunk are to greaseproof containers, thegood insideplaces of your keepand miscellaneous parts. car in the trunk are good places to Continue with parts. tearing your engine keep miscellaneous down by skipping next your chapter and Continue with the tearing engine go directly to Chapter 4 . Save the Parts down by slupping the next chapter and Identifica and Interchange chapter 4. Save the Parts go directlytion to Chapter for when you're to sit down and Identification andready Interchange chapter relax. for when you're ready t o sit down and

same thing goes for the exhaust system.

relax.

If you have to return the jack or you want your car free to move you'll have to support the transmission and exhaust system. Wire coat hangers are used here.

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Parts Parts Identification Identification and and Interchange Interchange

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a

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HP289 is truly a high-performance engine producing 271 at 6000 It is characterized engine by its solid-lifter HP HP289 is t r uRPM. l y a high-performance producingvalve 271 train, manifolds, dual-point centrifugalHP a tfree-flowing 6000 RPM.exhaust It is characterized b y i t s solid-lifter valve advance-only distributor and high·strength nodular-iron train, free-flowing exhaust manifolds, dual-point centrifugalcrankshaft and distributor main-bearingand caps.high-strength Photo courtesy Ford. advance-only nodular-iron

crankshaft and main-bearing caps. P h o t o courtesy Ford.

It's a real money-saver to know what parts interchanged, especially It's can a realbemoney-saver t o know what when to replace oneespecially of your parts you can need be interchanged, engine's with when youmajor need components t o replace one of parts your from another engine. engine's major components with parts Willanother a 289 engine. crankshaft fit and work in a from 302, W headsfit fitand a 302? 289351 crankshaft workHow in a Willor a will them if they can 302,you or identify will 351 W heads fit awill? 302?Armed How withyou thisidentify information the can them ifyou theycan will?visit Armed local this junkyard knowing options with information you your can visit the rather junkyard than beingknowing forced toyour purchase for local options your engine-or to play rather specific than being forced thaving o purchase for Russian Roulette with parts. your specific engine-or having to play You Roulette need to with know exactly which Russian parts. engine order which basic You you needhaveto before know you exactly parts or you try to decide whatyou parts will interengine have before order basic change You need know disparts orwith try tit. o decide whattoparts willtheinterplacement, andneed change level. Change change withyear it. You t o know the dislevel is Ford's way of change identifying change placement, year and level.a Change madeisinFord's the midst of identifying a model year. level way of a change

made in the midst of a model year.

CODE

ENGINE

COMMENTS

CODE L

221-2V

ENGINE

COMMENTS

L F

22 1- 2 v 260-2V

Same as 302-2V code

C

289-2V

Same as 302-2V code

A

2894V

Premium fuel engine

K

HP289

Meehan ical camshaft

G

Boss 302

F

Boss 302 302-2V

0

302-2V 302-2V

Standard passenger car engine Taxi or police

J

302-4V

T a x i o r police Premium fuel engine

G

302-2V

H

351W

Mechanical camshaft Unique heads and intake manifold Unique heads and intake manifold Standard passenger car engine

Premium fuel engine

'72 and up Bronco, '69 and up pickup truck Boss 302u p also uses G'69 and u p p i c k u p t r u c k '72 and Bronco,

Boss 302 also uses G

Same code as 351 C

Same code as 351C If your engine is original equipment you can identify it by the code on the vehicle-identification tag left-front door-latch face ory ohinge or on the top of the If y on o u rthe engine is original equipment u canpillar i d e nfor t i f y1967 it b yand t h eearlier code omodels, n t h e vehicle-identification instrument far leftface side.o rCross-reference code the accompanying list. t o Drawings 1967 andtoearlier models, o r o n the p o f the tag o n t h e l panel e f t - f r oat n t the door-latch hinge pillar f o rthis courtesy Ford . instrument panel a t t h e far l e f t side. Cross-reference t h i s code t o t h e accompanying list. Drawings

IDENTIFICATION What Engine Do You Have? -To start from IDENTIFICATION groundEngine zero,Do I'llYou assume you don't What Have?-To startknow from what engine car is you equipped with . ground zero, your 1'11 assume don't know Look engine at the car 's identification tag onwith. the what your car is equipped driver's hinge pillar tag or on Look at front-door the car's identification o n the door near the latchhinge for 1967 andonprior driver's front-door pillar or the modelsnear and the under thefor left-front corner of door latch 1967 and prior the windshield for the laterleft-front models . corner The fivemodels and under of digitwindshield alphanumeric groupmodels. contains the for later Themodel fiveyear and engine-code information . The digit alphanumeric group contains model first is the yearinformation. -7 for 67, 77The or year number and engine-code 87. You haveis totheknow decade. 67, 77The or first number year-7the for last is fort otheknow engine must The use 87. letter You have the. You decade. bothletter the isyear the engine code use to last for and the engine. You must determine what and engine installed the was engine code tino both the year the car. Forwhat example, F indicates a 260-2V determine engine was installed in or didn't overlap in the302-2V car. For. Because example,they F indicates a 260-2V produced, the they letter F was reusedin. years or 302-2V. Because didn't overlap The letter codes are table. wasthereused. years produced, theindicated letter F in

Suffixes Wand C indicate the city in which the W engines manufacturedSuffixes and C are indicate the city in Windsor andengines Cleveland means a twowhich the are 2Vmanufactured2V means a twoWindsor and Cleveland 4 V means a 4-barrel barrel carburetor. carburetor. If your 4V engine is a aCleveland means 4-barrel barrel carburetor. you need another , because I am not If yourbook engine is a Cleveland carburetor. talking howbook, to rebuild I am not you needabout another becauseCleveland engines. talking about how to rebuild Cleveland engines. 351 Wand 351 C engines have the same codes so and you'll to know how tell 351have C engines have thetosame 3 5 ,1W them so apart. difference is codes, you'llThe havemajor t o know how to tell cylinder-head designmajor . 351 W heads are them apart. The difference is smaller than thedesign. 351 C. Because you won't cylinder-head 351 W heads are

The letter codes are indicated in the table.

smaller than the 3 51C . Because you won't

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Premium fuel engine

courtesy Ford. 1968 and later 1968 and later

(1st digit)

1967 and PRIOR MODELS

1967 and P R I O R MODELS

(5th digit)

BASIC ENGINE CODE NUMBER BASIC ENGINE CODE NUMBER

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