I did a search and not much came up that was what I was looking for.

1965 F100, 240, 3 on column. No radio, No PS, no AC.

Got the engine and trans out for work. I am considering the Clifford intake and split header (6=8 240/300 Combo) kit and was curious about cam kits since it will be taken apart at the machine shop. I assume it will be or need to be bored over. There is a little smoke at start up so I assume the rings are bad. It has aftermarket freeze plugs in it so I'm not sure what will be found when its opened, but I wanted to have parts in mind if its reworkable.

Any recommendation's on a kit/ vendor?

Would be a cruiser when the weather is nice. Freeway driving if needed, at 60-66 mph if it will go that fast .

I am not considering an engine swap or trans swap.

 

If you are going to rebuild it, I would consider upgrading it to a 300. Ask down on the 6 cyl forum for more input.

 

Hi Itsasixty5,
I ran 240's for 39 yrs. Put a set of the efi exh. mnflds on it the last year of the motor. Wow...the difference in power was amazing. The last 240 I put the efi headers on had 169,000 miles. It was tired. So, I went with the 300. Whew ! same efi exh mnflds that were on the 240. I have two plain Jane mufflers, then two short runs that turn before the pass. rear tire. I really like the 300. Lots of power.
Am using a 1V carb. Have the oil bath air filter on top. Works great.
I'm curious as to what you find out in your adventure.
All the best, Pete

 

When I assembled my 300 with .040 over-bore, I used a mid-range Comp cam. In a few years one of the lobes on the cam went flat, which was visibly noticeable while idling with the valve cover off.
I switched to an early stock grind camshaft from CLEVITE, purchased from NAPA locally, and now some 20-years later the Clevite cam is doing fine ( I haven't checked lobe lift ), but the engine runs great with the Clifford intake and exh headers.
For the gasket that I used for the Clifford install, if memory serves me correctly, it was a Mr Gasket, one-piece and white.
I've never yet had an issue with the Clifford intake / header setup. _ _ it's cool.

Oh, yes, almost forgot too. While in there, you might consider a gear-drive timing set. I have one on my 300, and the whine from the gear-set is COOL, and Dependable like industrial engines of the '60's and early '70's.

As a side note: on my 429 engine, the timing cover began leaking coolant at the engine block water passage.
The aluminum timing cover becomes the sacrificial anode for the cooling system cavitation.
I checked the timing chain slop of approx 45k miles, and found it to ge 7/8-inxh. Wow, so a new set got installed.

My guess is that Clifford may sell an upgraded cam grind, but may be for light car, 1/4 mile drag racing.