Have this summer bought a 59 Galaxie with a 292/auto trans. Sometimes I get a metallic clacking sound from it, Oil press is 4kgs cold, 3.5kgs varm. It cant be bearing related, oil press would not be as good if a bearing is gone. The clack doesnt seem to be engine temperature related, its seems to bee random, just comes and goes, maybe a bit better when warm. Since this is my first Y I send out the question to you. This weekend i will listen whith a stetoskope, I have had several Ford SBs an whith a SB i would know what was the source to a sound like this. Have also suspected that it is something in the auto that sounds. Well, before I tear it down, any tips or someone have experienced the same? Will anyway rip off the heads since it blued a bit when it got varm in the cues when we where at Power meet this summer. It otherwise runs really well and takes of suprisingly well. Regards Mr Sweden/ Per in Uppsala Sweden. 

Check the valve adjustment. A little clacking is normal with a solid lifter engine. It can be worrisome If you're accustomed to small blocks with quiet hydraulic lifters.

The spur gear oil pump can do it, and it does not necessarily indicate that something is wrong.


Lawrenceville, GA

No its not not the valvetrain or the adjustement, The first thing I do when I buy something is to " sero" it, that is adjust and change everything. I Have had different american cars for about 30 years, always done everything myself, (also whith my beemers). It is something else that disturbes, would like to have more tips and experiences before I pull out my wallet. Anyway Big thanks, this whith that the world gets smaller whith i net is sometimes very nice, aspecially when comes of loving cast iron. Regards Per

It comes much faster than any of my small blocks up to pressure (oil), Please explain spure gear. Regards Per.

Sorry, I have to ask, did you notice it before changing everything? And just to avoid further confusion, you didn't adjust the valves to "zero" did you?



Someone else here experienced something similar. It turns out that rivets on the transmission flex plate came loose and were causing the problem.


Lawrenceville, GA

A spur gear pump is the first picture. They simply call it a gear pump:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear_pump


Lawrenceville, GA

That would be my question as well?

Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

Could it be an exhaust leak?

Best regards,



Paul Menten

Meridian, Idaho

just about any y i ever heard a noise in was from a spun wrist pin bushing.it doesnt hurt anything.at least not for a long time.

My brother had an annoying clack in his 65 Comet 289. It was intermittent, sounded like a wrist pin. Turned out to be the choke butterfly in the Ford flat top carb.

http://ford-y-block.com 

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