I am working to clean up the engine bay of a 1986 4.9L for appearance sake. The original valve cover has the two posts near the fire wall which were used for holding the emission components which are no longer being used.

What is a good year of engine to be used as a donor for a replacement valve cover without these posts?

Thanks!

 

I know my '81 doesn't have them. I don't think they did until maybe '84? Anything from the late 70s to the early 80s would most likely work, maybe even further back.

 

Is it EFI? The cover for them have to have the lower flat in the center.If not EFI you could maybe go back a few years and get away from it.

 

let us know what you find out. i gotta do the same thing, eventially. hey, buster. hey,AB.

 

Hi i just bought a chrome valve cover off ebay. For 15 and 12 shipping. Ill let yall know how it goes.

Chrome steel Ford 6 Cylinder Valve Cover. Fits 1965-1987 Ford 250 and 300 straight 6s. 3 1/4" tall with baffled breather holes.
Heres a link of the same one i bought.
Ford Chrome 6 Cylinder Valve Cover 250 300 1965-87:eBay Motors (item 220500640155 end time Nov-01-09 20:31:30 PST)

Hope that helps some yall have a good day.

 

Looks great!Nice price too,If I had a carbed version,I would buy one in a heartbeat. Top it off with some nice chrome hardware and wax the h*** out of it,so as not to rust,may be cheap chrome,but if you protect it,it's no problem.

 

I have seen cleaned up versions of replacement 300 valve covers in LMC truck and NPD catologs.

 

It should say "240 and 300". If it fits a 250, it WILL NOT fit a 300.

 

Just my humble two cents, but I believe that's a typo.....

 

hey,junior! you will soon be a senior(just a few more posts) Then you can show us some pics of your truck.(since you wont tell us about it)

 

I'm sorry, I'm just a little technologically retarded, and the few pictures I do have of my truck don't seem to want to upload. But as for telling you about it, it's big, old, slow, and has rust holes in the rear wheel wells. But seriously, what do you want to know about mah truck?

 

why did you get it? what you plan to do with it?

 

Geeze, interrogation, huh? just joking. I got it because it was an 80-86 body style ford pickup, it was a 3/4 ton, good for heavy hauling, it had a 4 speed w/ granny low (I don't like slushboxes-I mean automatics...), it was a 4x4 (gotta have that up here for snow and going wheeling) And most important of all, it had a FORD 300 CI inline six. And it was only 400 bucks (knock in the engine, yes I know wtf you never find a ford 300 inline with a knock in it, turned out to be a timing gear missing teeth)

I plan on getting rid of that crappy Carter 1 bbl carb soon and replacing it with a 4 bbl, offy manifold, EFI exhaust manifolds. I have also been toying with the idea of an sas (solid axle swap for you non 4 byers) dana 60 front that is, and getting rid of the semi floating 10.25 and trading it for a full floater, and some detroit lockers eventually. So basically giving it the title of "locked one tons" And probably a couple inches of lift.

 

And sorry we are kind of hijacking this thread......

 

hey, our trucks have valve covers...lol thot about doing the PM thing. if you are going to do all those mods, you prob arent gonna be happy with a six banger.