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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 09:20 AM
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Does anyone know when ford started putting hardened valve seats in their heads. Is there any way of telling by looking if a head has them in it?
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 11:58 AM
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Ford never installed a hard seat "Insert" in the 335 family.
Most manufactures started to flame harden the seat area shortly after the unleaded fuel started coming out. On SBC, you can actually see the dis-color around the seat. I can't say I have seen that same dis-color.
When we rebuild the heads, we always install the inserts in the exhaust.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 08:14 AM
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Or, buy aluminum heads - they come with them.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 12:08 AM
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ON the lay-away-plan? LOL I'll trade you some of my stuff for your set!!
I've got a 332 and 368 lincoln Y block motors. 351C in pieces and a trashed 400. Which one you trade for?
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 08:15 AM
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None of the above. The TFS heads are integral to the engine build. Besides, they look good just sitting there.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 08:30 AM
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So they are sitting on your coffee table? That's the best place to keep good looking stuff!! I'm sure my cleveland heads will look good too when they come back from the machine shop.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 08:48 AM
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Well, they are sitting on the "mock" engine that has been used to model the various accessories while the "real" engine was out for machine work. Here's a shot without the A/C brackets and compressor, Saginaw power steering pump and brackets, 3G alternator and brackets, etc. but you can see the TFS heads, Flow Kooler aluminum water pump, aluminum intake, and so on.

 
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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I like that air cleaner
 
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And it'll be connected to the cold air ducting that's connected to the firewall, as well as hot air from the exhaust. Therefore, constant air temp to the carb.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 04:01 AM
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Nice looking heads and air cleaner
 
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 09:39 AM
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Nice looking heads and air cleaner
Thanks! I have several threads (14?) going in the 80-86 forum about this build, inc Dad's Air Cleaner, Dad's Valve Covers, Dad's Engine, and Dad's Truck Build.

Hijack over.
 
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