Posts by iowa_old

the manual says to torque these bolts to 22

in two steps starting with the center ones

doesn't seem very tight

but must be enough

iowa

we used the 'old ford blue' for the block etc.

and just sanded blasted the exhaust manifolds.

my son is happy with the detail.

iowa

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could s.o. post a picture of these ramp-loc

nuts and bolts

iowa

wondered what happened to it...

2 Q's

what is the correct color of blue for a ford engine?

'old ford blue' from NAPA?

is the VMF server down?

i get a message that my server is denied access.

(sorry to post this on this site,

but everyone probably knows by now

to ignore my threads and posts if need be)

iowa

here is the head off my son's '66

if one looks closely

one can see the '302' between the rockers.

this is the head that had the reinforcement tabs

so the intake manifold ears wouldn't break off so easily.

is this a 302 head?

thanks

iowa

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i'll check today with our local NAPA guy

and see if he can order both of these gaskets!

thanks for all your help guys

iowa

i tried to take a picture showing an edge

with the gasket material on both sides

but it didn't take well.

but.......the gaskets, at least here on my son's car,

and to my eye; i am near sighted,

did look the same thickness

iowa

oh my..

almost sorry i asked!

i checked with NPD

and they say the gaskets are the same!

iowa

the HiPo book states that some K cars did have cast iron pumps!

if one did have one of these,

or like the one on my son's '66,

does one just use 2 gaskets to re install?

thanks

iowa

are these thin metal plates used on K car's?

we encountered it when tearing down

the water pump on my son's '66 C coupe.

were they added on for later engines and pumps

to facilitate water flow.

the reason i ask

is because i can't find this part in the usual catalogs.

iowa

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it looks like they used Bold Type

does anyone know

or can the exact Font be looked up?

iowa

thanks for info

while mine and my son's mounts are out,

i will set them side by side

and take some comparison photos.

will post later

iowa

jim

we checked

and my son's lower mounts have a different marking

the one's for my K code are correct

ie C4ZA-6A030-B

an C4ZA-6C041-B

but are they the exact same shape?

iowa

hi

i just looked

and on my K car (12/19/64 Michigan FB)

they are both black!

iowa

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so we would need the insulator type shown

in the left picture above?

is so, i ordered the wrong ones

the ones i ordered kind of sit in a saddle

which two 'ears' that a bolt goes thru

anywhay, are the lower mounts the same a the hipo's?

iowa

here are the engine mounts that attach to the frame

these are the ones on my son's '66 mustang.

i believe these are wrong for his year of car.

are these the same ones that the HiPo kars used,

at least the lower mount to the shock tower?

thanks

iowa

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i apologize for posting this

but my son's engine s/n is ELA49743

is this correct for his '66 mustang?

where would be the best place to look this up?

iowa

by modification

do you mean that a piece has been welded on?

we recently removed the engine from my son's car

and are amazed at how many things 'Bubba' did to it.

picked up my K code engine yesterday

and here we are by our engines!!

iowa

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when i bought my K kar

the intake manifold had an ear broken off.

i picked up my OH'ed engine today

and right off noted that there is

an empty space between this intake manifold edge and the head.

in comparison there is a rectangular

build up or reinforced area on my son's 289's engine.

is this void on every 65 K car

and was this the reason this ear was broken off?

(BTW i had this ear welded back on to keep the

original intake)

thanks

iowa

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