new intake causing problems
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new intake causing problems
ok i just got a used edelbrock intake for my 360, my problem is all the intake bolts went in fine except for the driver side front and rear bolt. i cant gt them to start in the hole. ive considered not putting them in and making sure the rest are tight but am worried about it leaking. so im not sure what to do any help on why the bolts dont wana go in would help me. thanks
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What are you using for a gasket between the block and intake? Cork gaskets? Also, check to see if the holes are gummed up with crud. Might have to use a thread tap to clean the holes out.
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the gaskets are felpro printoseal or somethin, i know they aint cork. ill try cleaning out the threads and see if that helps. also idk if this is a ford issue or what but when i had my 89 mustang i had trouble taking out my distributor, actually couldnt get it out at all, on my truck same issue didnt wana come out. it took almost 20 minutes of shakin and pullin before it came out and now it dont wana go back in. on the 79 dodge i had the distributor slipped right out and back in no issues at all
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Cant help you with the bolt but I noticed the same thing on the dist when I did my topend. There is a rod that wasn't sitting perfectly straight up and down so install was a pain, don't exactly know what that rod is though. I also had trouble getting the dist to drop all the way down to run the oil pump, took some fiddling and playing but it did eventually drop down. Sometimes its the dist gasket that is holding the dist down and making it difficult to remove
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the aluminum distributor gets corrosion on it and gets siezed in the block. I had one that I just had to beat out with a hammer, ending up destroying it to get it out, don't think it was ever moved since new. A wire brush or some sandpaper can clean it up and a new o-ring.
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The FE engine is finicky regarding the distributor...
When installing the intake it's a good idea to drop the distributor in at the same time in order to insure everything is lined up.
Even better idea to do a "dry" run before siliconing and wasting gaskets.
You need to set the intake on the block without gaskets and see what kind of gaps you dealing with at the front edges and rear edges.
Once that looks even, slip some gaskets down and lightly seat the intake and dizzy to see what the bolt alignment is. It isn't uncommon with aftermarket intakes to oblong or enlarge the bolt holes or even have the intake faces machined to make the intake square.
Josh
When installing the intake it's a good idea to drop the distributor in at the same time in order to insure everything is lined up.
Even better idea to do a "dry" run before siliconing and wasting gaskets.
You need to set the intake on the block without gaskets and see what kind of gaps you dealing with at the front edges and rear edges.
Once that looks even, slip some gaskets down and lightly seat the intake and dizzy to see what the bolt alignment is. It isn't uncommon with aftermarket intakes to oblong or enlarge the bolt holes or even have the intake faces machined to make the intake square.
Josh
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