Gally Plugs
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If you are referring to water jacket freeze plugs on the engine...go brass...I had steel in my FE...they didnt last too long... and having them replaced in the truck wasnt cheap...easier to go brass while engines out IMO.....plus Fords are known for their heavily rusted cooling systems usually from neglect..go brass :-)
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If you are talking (OIL GALLY) I would go steel and a good sealer, the old ones have to be
heated to remove them so they don't break off and then have to be drilled to remove.
If you are meaning freeze plugs? Then BRASS for sure!
Wally Womack
If you are talking (OIL GALLY) I would go steel and a good sealer, the old ones have to be
heated to remove them so they don't break off and then have to be drilled to remove.
If you are meaning freeze plugs? Then BRASS for sure!
Wally Womack
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Thanks for the tip! I am going to install brass (Freeze) plugs this Saturday while the engine is out. Engine is a 300 six from a parts truck (65). Last Saturday we seperated the engine and transmission and found it had a new clutch,pressure plate and throw out bearing. When they replaced the clutch they didn't turn the starter ring around? We are replacing the pilot bushing with a pilot bearing and the rear main seal since the bellhousing had some oil in it. We stem cleaned the transmission. It is a Borge/Warner T-18 
. The previous owner had filled it with transmission fluid? Hope to have engine and transmission bock together and in the truck within the next couple of weeks.
Thanks agian for all y'alls help!
. The previous owner had filled it with transmission fluid? Hope to have engine and transmission bock together and in the truck within the next couple of weeks.Thanks agian for all y'alls help!
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The early 1965 240 & 300 flywheel ring gears had 184 teeth.
If this is what you have, and cannot find a replacement, Ford replaced the 184 tooth gear with a 164 tooth gear midyear 1965.
C5AZ6384D .. Flywheel Ring Gear / Still available from Ford.
MSRP: $64.03 // FTEpartsguy.com price: $46.10.
If this is what you have, and cannot find a replacement, Ford replaced the 184 tooth gear with a 164 tooth gear midyear 1965.
C5AZ6384D .. Flywheel Ring Gear / Still available from Ford.
MSRP: $64.03 // FTEpartsguy.com price: $46.10.
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Freeze plug kit came with 7 plugs (5) 1 9/16 Brass, (1) 2 1/16 Brass and (1) 2 5/16 Steel. There are 8 plugs in engine 5 in side of head that are
1 9/16 and one at the back of the head 2 1/16. Two in block one is 2 1/16 and the other is 2 5/16. I hate to sound stupid but do I need to buy another 2 1/16 plug?
Thank You!
1 9/16 and one at the back of the head 2 1/16. Two in block one is 2 1/16 and the other is 2 5/16. I hate to sound stupid but do I need to buy another 2 1/16 plug?
Thank You!
