FordSix Performance Forum

None of the stock Ford cast iron heads that were made in the USA for a 144, 170, 200, or 250 small six of any year have a seperate intake, they are all intriccal Logs. The only small Ford six cast iron heads that ever had a removable intake were made over in Australia (2V), & Brazil, and then an...

:hmmm: the ignistion and EFI aren't going to work correctly unless you have the proper voltage. Are the grounds and electrical conections clean and snug? I spent the time cleaning up all the electical connections and it made a very noticeable difference in how smooth my 1994 4.9 ran. Make sure that ...

Yes you will need to have the spacer to keep the cam in the right position in relation to the cam thrust plate. Good luck in your hunt

Not always, a compression test can still show good numbers with worn valve guides. The recommended clearances of the valve stem to guide isn't very much. When the valve guides do get to a serverly worn state then yes it will show up in a compression test. Good luck

Oh yes it dose as even your kids know the real score! First car I remember my Dad having and riding in was a 1951 Merc Coupe.

:hmmm: x2 oil deposits likely your valve guides are worn out / loose! How many miles on that set of plugs? :nod: Probably about 5ish thousand. I got a 1980 head lined up for it so im not super worried. I just want to get the E0 head ready for a direct 2bbl I had an old 250 like that, it ran very we...

Now your getting to the problem! Fuel presure regulator or leaking injectors. Good luck

LOL, yes that would seal the deal!

Yes for sure maybe he works on a commission. Some people will use the stock three speed or four speed Ford floor shifter handle and adapt it to the T5 to keep it looking like its still original. Good luck

x2 oil deposits likely your valve guides are worn out / loose! How many miles on that set of plugs?

You are correct, if you have the (1967 up) it's all ready the largest bell housing and is also the bigger 9 inch clutch unit with the 1 1/16 inch diameter spline. All you should need is the T5 adapter plate to fit your bell housing, maybe a clutch disk, a good T5 trans, front yoke, and some shorteni...

It can depend on the type of gasket. Most of the current composition head gaskets like FelPro or Victor etc. you wouldn't use a sealer. Paper or cork type used for timing cover or oil pan yes. Good luck

That should be a great improvement when you get the 1261 Pertronix and Flame Thrower coil.

:hmmm: I have been a fan and proponent of using the neoprene type rear main seals (because they had less friction "for a little extra free power") since back in the late 1960's, plus I have also mostly used and recommended the FelPro brand. Recently this same issue has come up with severi...

very nice going to be nice and quiet with the Hush Mat.

Toploader fan here. The overdrive would probably be useless with that rear end gear. If you can find one, ONLY '70-71 170c.i. Maricks and Comets had a 3.49 first gear, if you are looking for more bottom end. Transmission #RAN-BA1 and BA2. Possible there was a BA, but can't confirm. Bolt in ...

Welcome to the Ford Six forums Dougsluvtrux, the 63 trucks are a great design I had a 65 for many years. Good luck on the repairs.

well yes sure enough you would be a Ford / Merc man, and that's a great thing!

Alright, haven’t had any action on this post because I’m keeping an eye out for deals. The Webers are pricey, and I already have an Autolite 2100 1.23 for my build with the VI head/intake. I did locally find two Weber 44 IDFs. I know I would need another and want it to match, but the price seems ri...

Welcome to the Ford Six forums Toolbag, those 64 Merc's are great looking cars and now days you don't see them very often. Good luck

A big Welcome to the Ford Six forums, soulds like you have a nice combo started in your 1978 F100. Good luck

Yes there were 16 inch wheels usec on the late 1940's and into the 1950's pickups. I never seen them stock on the later 1960's trucks you might be able to get a set made from a company like Wheel Vintques (in the SoCal area). 235/75/15 is a decent tire size I kind of like the big an little look on t...

The NP435 would be an excellent choice but I like the 3 on the tree set up. I’m nostalgic I guess. I don’t think I can adapt the NP435 to a column shift. I took the pontoon over to the launch today to see how the modified 240 did pulling the boat up the launch. It definitely has more torque than it...

There are'nt any dual plane intakes made for the 240 / 300 inline sixes many people confuse the Offy dual port intakes as being a dual plane design. That said X2 to what rocklord said, if you use a carb or EFI system thats not a 4V design or by mounting it in the wrong orination the ports of the dua...

My tow vehicle situation has changed. We had a 4 x 4 explorer for towing our pontoon boat but my wife wanted a new car and she picked a 2wd Escape. My 1968 F100 is now the tow vehicle. I towed the pontoon with the F100 about 3 years ago with the 240 still stock. It towed fine but pulling the boat o...

Found some more information on the Jeep 3.03 version 3 speed it's called a T150. It was used in the CJ 5 1976 to 1979 it also used the 2.99 1st ratio for both the inline six and small V8. That's like is used in the Ford pickups since it was such a light weight vechical. So no help there unless you w...

Hi Andrew, you probably will get some better answers to your question over in the small six engine forum. Good luck

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There were some spacers made for this swap try looking at V.I. Vintage Inlines. Com, Good luck

How's the 1996 F150 project going FordThunder, any updates? Good luck

Wow Falconcritter the horns turned out spectacular!

Howdy all, I just picked up a 1968 Ford F250 with a late model ( was EFI) 300 six in it. They put the 240 intake and exhaust on it and it runs good but lacks the torque going up hills. It has a Dana 60 rear axle with 4:10s in it. I know that if I install the late model split exhaust manifolds, that...

1968; F100; 3 on the tree, 3.70 gearing Has anyone tried to re-gear the standard 3 speed ? I want to keep the standard column shift in my truck, but that severely limits my transmission choices. One option is to put in a T170 RUG trans. It has a larger 1st gear, 3.24, plus overdrive. Reverse would ...

Well there really wasn't any stock size on the Aluminum C.I. / V.I. heads, reports in past very from 52 CC and bigger so you will need to CC your head to know. Good luck

Yes the EFI exhaust manafolds are a very common conversion that's also usually done with the addition of a Clifford or Offy intake and a Autolite / Motocraft or Holley 2V or 4V Carb. Yes you could block off the lower section of the stock intake or just leave it open it won't mater as it isn't open i...

There have been the Ford 250 Small Six and even a few 4.9 / 300 Big Six swaps into the Fox chassis ducumemted on this site. So far haven't heard of any AMC swaps yet. Good luck

Hello guys. Just wondering if any of you have removed the lower and upper control arms on a 1955 ford.Mine is a stationwagon but I'm pretty sure cars are the same. I have a pretty good idea on the removal process but I hear conflicting stories on it.Some say to use a spring compresser to remove the...

Found a hooker header that I was told was a 6601. Bought it and to my surprise they are the 6602 which I need for my 250 block and Aussie head . My question is I have never seen a Mexico stamp on them. Anyone shed any light? Even sent hooker’s fb page photos and haven’t heard back. :beer: Congrats ...

Welcome to the Ford Six forums! X2 yes our site policy was setup so that new members only needed to have a minimum of 5 posts be approved before you could do any PM's. This was instuted by "AzCoupe" the pervious site owner to protect all the site members from the attack of spamers we were ...

Chrome Moly are much better choice for a longer lasting engine with a little less rotating friction too. Good luck

Yes if everything else tests good then have the Modual tested. After opening a few of them up have found that the bargain Auto parts ICM's aren't of very good quality, I will only use the genuine Motorcraft or NAPA ICM's on my or customer repairs. Good luck

Look on the block for the casting / design code numbers and date code numbers with those you can determine the exact day the block was made at the Ford Foundry. Good luck

[quote ="WorldChampGramp"] THANKS PAUL: Don't know what Gramps would do without YOU. Program UPDATE>> Third trip this week up to Bradenton Motorsports Park N of Sarasota, working on some of the Ford ppl attending to get us more inside assistance. LOOKING GOOD on all fronts they are all imp...

Just wondering if you happened to read my above post #29? It goes into detail on all the wire colors and how they are hooked up. It's really easy. Good luck.

Yes "pmuller9", did a post listing all or most of 240 / 300 off the shelve cams see below link. Good luck :thumbup: :nod: https://fordsix.com/viewtopic.php?p=613117#p613117 This is also located in a new sticky in the Ford Big Six forum called the "catalog of conceptual build plans&quo...

The Auto trans ECM will have a bit more timing , besides that the late 1995 to 97 4.9 EFI were redesigned to MASS Air too. Good luck

Welcome to the Ford Six forum Jesse, home of the most knowledgeable people and large collection of info o on the 240 & 300 big Ford Sides. Good luck on the repairs these are great trucks!

The .159 from the block deck to top of piston sounds about right to me, as the earlyier block's had less. My 77 250 had even more than this. Good luck

Welcome t the Ford Six site Dylan,

congrats the Falcon Wagons are great! Good luck on the build up

Here is a post I did on wiring the DSII using all stock Ford parts i.e. the DS II Distribitor, Blue stran relef DS II IGN Box, stock DS II coil and a factory wire harness. This is to adapt the DS II ignition system using the stock Ford wire harness into the older Ford trucks. The #3 & #5 below w...

Often these type problems are caused by a worn out turn signal switch. You can test this out by disconnecting it at the plug and use a jump wire hooked to a 12 volt Sorce To see if it lights each of the turn signals front and back. Good luck

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