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From: Indiana
Originally Posted by Snowking
As for intake though I've always prefered a aluminum one. Just dresses up the motor a little more. Are you tearing into the motor if so I recomend a 4 inch crank conversion. Just food for thought
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From: springfield il
you just need to sell me the fenton roger !! hey now whats with the 48-60 guys remark ? i resemble that ya know !LOL!! well thanx to your oil pan discussion i know for sure i gotz the right pan on my 53 . 
roger idont know if ya caught my reply but i got a cast intake like your aluminum one without all the bolt holes my ford has for mounting , and roos and a couple of others said it was a merc , or possibly a lincoln intake . has a choke on it , had a stromberg on it thats sitting out in the black hole somewhere , and a rochester will bolt on it . i was gonna have it blasted or tanked to get rid of the rust and crud and drill it so i could use it .
roger idont know if ya caught my reply but i got a cast intake like your aluminum one without all the bolt holes my ford has for mounting , and roos and a couple of others said it was a merc , or possibly a lincoln intake . has a choke on it , had a stromberg on it thats sitting out in the black hole somewhere , and a rochester will bolt on it . i was gonna have it blasted or tanked to get rid of the rust and crud and drill it so i could use it .
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I've thought about selling the Fenton - doubt I'll ever use it, at least not on my truck, but it's one of those things, you will miss it when it's gone!
On the cast intake - are you saying it takes a 4-bolt carb? And as per my discussion - before you drill it, make sure your BLOCK has the "extra" holes. One of my blocks has 14 and the other has 20. You can see the differences in a page I threw together by clicking:
14 and 20 hole blocks - and my rag!
As for the 48-60 remark, I think he's referring to the fact, that most of "us" take our flathead questions to the 48-60 forum, instead of here. That's most of the reason it can be so dead in here. I know I'm usually guilty of that. But, I appreciate the time people take to look here, so I will continue to use it. Lord knows I need to learn a LOT about flatheads!!!
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On the cast intake - are you saying it takes a 4-bolt carb? And as per my discussion - before you drill it, make sure your BLOCK has the "extra" holes. One of my blocks has 14 and the other has 20. You can see the differences in a page I threw together by clicking:
14 and 20 hole blocks - and my rag!
As for the 48-60 remark, I think he's referring to the fact, that most of "us" take our flathead questions to the 48-60 forum, instead of here. That's most of the reason it can be so dead in here. I know I'm usually guilty of that. But, I appreciate the time people take to look here, so I will continue to use it. Lord knows I need to learn a LOT about flatheads!!!
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From: Colonsay Sk. Canada
Originally Posted by rcav8or
As for the 48-60 remark, I think he's referring to the fact, that most of "us" take our flathead questions to the 48-60 forum, instead of here. That's most of the reason it can be so dead in here. I know I'm usually guilty of that. But, I appreciate the time people take to look here, so I will continue to use it. Lord knows I need to learn a LOT about flatheads!!!
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lol And thank you
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From: springfield il
yeah the intake takes a 4 bolt carb roger . and i compared it to an extra intake and the one on the truck and its got lots "o" holes in it , so it'll need to be drilled . i was only making that remark for fun 'bout the 48-60 forum guys too , so no one take it seriously now . im as guilty as everyone else . ask there first as thats where every one seems to be most of the time . and as far as missing things when you get rid of 'em , well , i gave away to my cousin an extra throttle linkage for a 54-56 , and in order to facilitate a rochester when i swap intakes geuss what i need .... yep that linkage as it hooks up on the left , not the right like the 94 on there now . always am i shooting myself in the foot like that !!!!!
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I have had nothing but problems with that big clean out plate leaking oil. I have never been able to get it sealed worth a darn.
Originally Posted by rcav8or
I have the truck pan, with the big cleanout that came with my truck (notice I said with and not ON!). The pan had been off forever, full of rusty bolts. This one (I just looked, and took some pics, they'll be up in a few minutes) on it is the car, with the small plug, and hump in the center...
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When I first got the truck I dropped that pan inspection cover to look at the pump screen. When I put it back I used the cork type gasket material on it. I didn't use any sealer on it just soaked the gasket material in water good like they recommend. It has leaked ever sense, I have checked the nut tightness several times. I didn't (haven't) checked but if those plate mounting studs/screws are tapped and screw into the pan I suspect that is where they are leaking. The stud/screws always have oil on them.
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Rod - what was the biggest problem with getting it sealed?
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From: springfield il
ya know thats the most amazing thing for my old girl is that it doesnt leak { save for anti freeze due to new radiator issues } a drop except for that darn cover even after sitting a quarter of a century . my grand father used to tell me how at the race track if the notorious leaky rear seal would rear ir's ugly head he'd take it apart right there and cut his belt up and make a new seal to get through the night . i took when listening to him that they all liked to leak out the rear seals , then after hanging around here i find it seems to be that cleanout more often than not . just the early ones with the seal issue ????? if you ever decide to sell that intake roger let me know so i can try and hustle some cash up for some odd reason i really want a dual carb intake .
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From: Indiana
Originally Posted by effie_man
i just picked up a vintage polished aluminum edelbrock super dual
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