Can you remove the lifters through the heads on a 351C 2v or do you have to remove the manifold? thanks

 

you can get some out but not all if i remember right.just take your rocker covers of and you can tell.

 

Ya I was trying to asses the situation so I know whether it wound be a 1 hour job or a 8 hour job before starting. thanks

 

You have to take the manifold off... They use a valley pan on that motor, so if you are careful, you can re-use it if you blue glue the end seals.

 

the manifold must come off. but it is not a 8 hour job! to remove the manifold takes 15 mins and about 20 to reinstall. the valve covers take another 25 to R&R.

 

Its closer to a couple of hours for the job... If you're on meth it takes 15 minutes....

 

the hardest part is if it has a A/C pump. that makes dizzy removal a PITA. i find intake manifolds a snap. my FE is much harder to do because the valvetrain must be removed. but 351c,351m/400 are pretty simple. sometimes those small bolts on both sides of the carb which go vertical get rusted into the heads.

 

i don't touch the distributor to do the intake. ???? plenty of room.

 

Yes, it will come off with dist. in place. BTW, I'd use aftermarket intake gaskets instead of the one-piece metal if that's what yours had.

 

I have replaced it before but with my kids running around always wanting something and me being **** about cleanliness and perfection it takes me awhile. I show it a little so everything has to be perty. what do you mean aftermarket gaskets? I thought they all had the turkey tray for the oil galley, I thought that kept the heat off of the part directly under the carb.

 

Stock type is the one-piece stamped gasket. Aftermarket has separate pieces for intake & end rails. You could cut the metal part out & use it with the aftermarket gaskets if you wanted to keep it for oil splash.

 

i have a pic of the turkey pan heat shield here,

http://www.supermotors.org/vehicles/....php?id=275170

http://www.supermotors.org/vehicles/...l.php?id=10950

 

I did the same thing you did, but I didn't punch near as many holes in it as you did.

 

they call me "overkill"

 

You and my dad must be long-lost brothers, lol I'll have to search the archives, but it seems that Eric, (Torque1st), recommended just a couple 3/8" holes. I'm going to have to go look now