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Tips for avoiding things that can bite you
By John Mummert
In disassembling Y-Block core engines, I have noted a number of common mistakes that are made during the assembly of Y-Blocks during rebuild. Take care to avoid these mistakes.
Tag: HEAD GASKETS
Ford Y-Block Assembly Errors
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
June 4, 2009 ·
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Project 632, Part 4 (4B)
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
May 26, 2009 ·
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Our Dart Big Chief II cylinder heads came equipped with Dart 1.625T 330 lb. @2.100″/0.910″ max Comp 948 triple valve springs, but since our Crane custom billet cam specifically calls for their 928 lb. springs, we performed a spring swap. Our Victory titanium intake valves measured 2.470″, while the exhaust valves measured 1.800″. Our Crane [...]