Yeah experience certainly helps make the next go around that much easier and smoother.
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Was looking at the lonely head under my hood and said what the hell, took off AC compressor, brackets, power steering pump, lines, belts...I took off the other head.
Glad I did, turns out there were two bent valves....brings the total to five. Along with a valve job...Getting some porting work done.... shit is not cheap on iron heads.Last edited by Grand1; 05-12-2018, 08:07 AM.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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I wonder if you should have just saved the money, let the car sit and buy the aftermarket heads when you had the coin saved up. That's what I did with my Firebird. Valve guides/stemseals were bad and while it would've been cheaper to refurb them, I let the car sit for 2 or 3 years until I had the coin to put aluminum Trick Flow heads on it. Woke that turd right up.1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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Well I got a complete valve job (5 we're toast, the guides were to restictive as well). And only some exhaust ( "bowl work") porting. Cost me $375, I was gonna go for a full ports but didn't (your right about saving the coin) Didn't get the intake porting. So I didn't she'll out too much. This guy just opened a machine shop in Howell, it's called Adams engines. Worked for machine shops for 30 years and this is what he does in retirement. I walked in and started drooling Lunati cranks, Boss 5.0 blocks, scat pistons laying every where, ya know, the stuff of heaven.Last edited by Grand1; 05-14-2018, 05:11 PM.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Well, when you get 'er together post videos, would be cool to see the barge again.1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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For sure dude, wanna see what your ride is up too!
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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My Town Car?
Collecting dust with the occasional cleaning. Last time I drove it was early February but piled on over 3,000 miles as it took us to Arizona and back. Good times. Now needs heater core.1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
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Heads are on, intake and the rest tomorrow. Permatorque gaskets, cleaned and oiled bolts, 146 ft lbs of torque in increments per torque sequence.
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1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Attached FilesLast edited by Grand1; 05-26-2018, 08:22 PM.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Soaked the lifters and rods in oil. Installed with rocker arms. Torqued to 25ftlbs.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Deleted AC compressor, installed new belt, installed brackets, power steering, fan.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Deleted A/C compressor?
1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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Yup, never got the conversion from r12 done, didn't work anyway. You want to get cool, stick your head out the window. Lol. One less pully, little more power?
Intake is on, she fired up. Got some valvetrain chatter now
Im tired. Get some pics up soon.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Need some help, valvetrain chatter. New lifters and rods, non adjustable valve train. Rocker arms move not matter the torque (positive stop). Valve job combined with higher lift cam would equal new pushrod length? Currently at 8.55.
Any comments would be appreciated!
Attached FilesLast edited by Grand1; 05-31-2018, 07:31 PM.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Did you check the lifter preload? If not, do that and that will tell us if you need different pushrods. You can ballpark it without the dial gauge though. It should hit zero lash somewhere about 1/2 to 1 1/4 turns before it hits torque. Thats with the valve shut. Looks like you're nowhere close to that. Different valve stem length, different base circle on the cam, different head gasket thickness, non-original heads, decking the block, decking the heads, all of that can require different length pushrods.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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