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Tom Compton
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CAREFUL. I've seen the potato bomb blow out mufflers instead of the potato.
You gotta have the right tools and know how to use 'em.TC - Austin, Texas
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oldcarmark
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Thats the right one Steve!You need 2 gaskets the same if only doing one side but I would buy 3 and do both sides.
 
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GREENBIRD56
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Try Concours Parts and look for a '57 T-bird heat riser spacer.....it fits on the "EDB" iron manifold I'm running on the RH bank of my 312. http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000051c~Z5Z5Z598982~P19.95~~~~S31Q01B8P920720013880e~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000051c Its an empty cast iron housing - unfinished - probably used to make a heat riser.
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oldcarmark
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That spacer from Larrys does not look like the one for a Y-Block.Looks the same as Macs.Look up one for a 56 not 58.Its flat on both sides like the stock heat riser.Looks like the 332-352 spacer.
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rick55
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Bill, I hope that is the gum you are talking about. I have a habit of putting my foot in my mouth.
Good to hear from you. The guy with the ranchwagon found the bearings here in Mandurah easy to get. Seems the Dana diff is a lot easier to get bits for than a Ford sedan of the same era.
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Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!
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aussiebill
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rick55 (10/6/2010)
Maybe someone can help with the name here, back in the early sixty's there was a book or an insert in a mag about a young boy and an old mechanic and one of the things I remember about it was him taking the kids chewing gum, two small strips of paper and sticking it on the tailpipe. He'd start the car and be able to tell if there was a miss, which bank and any pressure differential, just gotta think, ouch, Gary
Gary's thoughts are spot on. Way back when, in another life, that is how we all used to check the cylinders on motor bikes, works great on twin cylinder with separate exhaust. You can really hear the difference in the exhaust if they are unbalanced. We never used chewing gum though - bit hard to get off a hot pipe. Regards Rick, you have to take it out of your mouth before doing it! 
 AussieBill YYYY Forever Y Block YYYY Down Under, Australia
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rick55
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Maybe someone can help with the name here, back in the early sixty's there was a book or an insert in a mag about a young boy and an old mechanic and one of the things I remember about it was him taking the kids chewing gum, two small strips of paper and sticking it on the tailpipe. He'd start the car and be able to tell if there was a miss, which bank and any pressure differential, just gotta think, ouch, Gary
Gary's thoughts are spot on. Way back when, in another life, that is how we all used to check the cylinders on motor bikes, works great on twin cylinder with separate exhaust. You can really hear the difference in the exhaust if they are unbalanced. We never used chewing gum though - bit hard to get off a hot pipe. Regards
Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!
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easyissy
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm gonna try Larry's T-Bird & Mustang. I can drive up there, so I'll save on shipping. I'll verify they have it prior to driving up there. Just to make sure. I gotta pick up a master cylinder as well. http://www.larrystbird.com/B__9427AS.html?session=tabnn7Iq http://www.larrystbird.com/B__2140A.html
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oldcarmark
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I just had a look at Macs catalogue.They are not showing that spacer for the Y-blocks for some reason.They have gaskets.Before you order one you should contact them for clarification..I got mine from Tee-Bird.com who are also great people to deal with.They specialize in 55-57 Fords but no listings for 58.The master listed by Macs is not the same as 55-56 part #.
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easyissy
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Well they do list the gasket for a 292 & 332. It's kinda funny they have three gaskets listed but they all have the same part number. http://macsautoparts.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=Exhaust+gasket&c=400&year=1958&make=Ford
58 Ford Custom 300 - San Pedro, CA (So-Cal)
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