Sounds like good advice. I will order the correct manual befoer we start bolting this motor together.  Thanks guys....

WTB 1955 Courier emblems    Mark, Jefferson City Missouri

To reinforce what Paul brings up about the errors in the Ford Y-Block book, the error that gets most novices in trouble is the picture of the timing chain being installed (page 72).  The picture in the book is reversed and has the number of pins between timing marks being counted on the wrong side of the engine.  The correct methodology is with the engine sitting in the upright position, count off twelve pins between the timing marks on the drivers side of the engine.

 

What Doug brought up in an earlier post about using the Ford shop manual as the major source for reference material for these engines is very valid.  These shop manuals are now being reproduced in both hard copy and on CD and are affordable to anyone that’s serious about getting everything right in these engines upon reassembly.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

If you don't have one, you should try to get a factory manual also. Be a bit careful with the Y-Block book, it contains a couple of errors & a one or two bits of questionable direction. If in doubt ask.

Paul

After finding my motor had a cracked block last year. Iam finally getting one rebuilt. We finally found a good 272  block. It is at the machine shop now. The crank cleaned up with a .010x.010 The block is going .030 over. After sitting in my garage for years, I hope this thing will finally be driven this year. I bought the Yblock book. I found out the book is no longer being printed. So if you need one better find one soon. Mark

WTB 1955 Courier emblems    Mark, Jefferson City Missouri