had the head off my 200 c.i. for machine work for a valve job. now I'm having one of those "I can't remember moments" - I took the rocker arm ass'y to the machinist to be cleaned and hot tanked but yesterday when I was reassembling everything I thought I was missing a tab that goes on the top of the #1 pedestal to cover the oiling hole that drips to the dizzy gear. Am I remembering this wrong? and what happens if I omit it? thx
front rocker pedestal
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I think that hot tanking ain't like the old days using the super alkaline products like oakite or whatever. Tt seems that it's more of a hot detergent wash nowadays.
Shoot, machine shops can't hardly get away with using kitty litter to clean their floors anymore, that's hazardous waste.
Shoot, machine shops can't hardly get away with using kitty litter to clean their floors anymore, that's hazardous waste.
thanks everyone. will have this buttoned up tomorrow and running - 3 angle valve job, back cut intakes, milled to 40cc combustion chambers, new guides, new exhaust seats, new valves. should perk this guy right up. kind of sorry I'm selling it. did a complete steering and suspension replacement, steering box, 2 inch exhaust, freshened up the C4, brake job, DUI dizzy, pony carbs 1101, etc etc. all it needs now is some body work (been working on a 65 Barracuda for 4 years, the mustang was supposed to be a daily driver. found out last Nov that I was having a recurrence of cancer and decided to cut back on projects. and i can't sell a car knowing there's something wrong with it, thus the valve job).
I have actually seen three different pedestals used for the #1 stand.
a) One without any provision for oil, like all the other pedestals.
b) One that has an oval cap, which has a hole in the cap to seep oil. Like the one in the pic above.
c) And one that has an oval cap, which does not have a hole to seep oil. Instead the oil runs down thru a small channel which is cast on the side of the pedestal.
So, depending one which pedestal you have, the cap may or may not have a second hole in it. Unfortunately that's the only picture I have that shows the cap. I'll see if I can dig thru the cores I have, and take pics of the three different types of pedestals. But I won't be able to do it until this weekend.
a) One without any provision for oil, like all the other pedestals.
b) One that has an oval cap, which has a hole in the cap to seep oil. Like the one in the pic above.
c) And one that has an oval cap, which does not have a hole to seep oil. Instead the oil runs down thru a small channel which is cast on the side of the pedestal.
So, depending one which pedestal you have, the cap may or may not have a second hole in it. Unfortunately that's the only picture I have that shows the cap. I'll see if I can dig thru the cores I have, and take pics of the three different types of pedestals. But I won't be able to do it until this weekend.
