Ok I'm about to re-install my valley cover I'm convinced thats where the bad leaking has been coming from, high up and at the back of the motor.. Any other ideas helpfull . I dont have the spark wire holders on.. Can leak from there? I have new ones to go on, just need the diagram of where they should go.

The only thing I could see was oil had made it on top of the cover at the back, leaking past the grommet? the bolt could only go so far down and stop, this may have stopped it from being tight enough. I will add some washers to the top so it can go a bit further down. Also the cover looks twisted, is this common to do on install they are a bit of a pain to get in. The gasket was fine and sitting in the right spot just didnt seem to be able to stop the leak even with a bit of non hardening goo on it .. I will do my best at getting it straight and will use an RTV type sealant this time . Is there any other tricks I can do, or something Im missing.. Ohh I do have a PVC outlet as well but all seemed fine with that ...

 Mark I would love to drill and tap but Im going to try without..



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There are a couple of bolt holes at the back around the wire looms. One of them is open into the valle and will leak. Just put a bolt in it. Should be on the drivers side rear its either the wire loom bolt or one near it. Chuck

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Im sure I have a bolt in the top hole but I dont think there is anything in the ones at the back , from memory they are on the back of the head?



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The one I'm thinking of is in the block next to where the wire loom bolts down. Its next to the hole the top wire bracket uses. Chuck

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

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Manchester, New Hampshire

Drilling and tapping is much easier than you might think.The c iron cast really drills very easily with a quality drill bit.My only other suggestion is dont tighten the bolts too much.The recommended torque is not much more than snug-about 2lbs.Good luck!

  

Seems odd not to tighten them up too much [ Im aware of that] but you can imagine them coming loose on a vibrating motor easy if not done up to well....



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If you overtighten the bolts it will lift the edges.Overtightening is how the pans get distorted.Not one of fords better ideas when it came to the pan attachment.

  

Just came in from [trying] fitting those spark lead holders.. Never again! what a pain in the arse.. some of the leads where short and not on the right plugs but it was just hard enough fitting those holders I just left it.. pfft!

Valley cover tomorrow.. gawd!



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They do take some measuring to prefit the wires into the brackets.Took me about 3 tries to get them setup properly.Some of the aftermarket kits have the wires too short.I bought a set of Ford replacements on Ebay and even they were very short.If you look at the shop manual the illustrations show a nice set of long wires that fit well.Where do you buy a set like that today?When you install the 2 brackets on the block under the exhaust manifolds one bracket "faces" out from the block and the other side "tucks" inside against the block away from the exhaust manifold.If you look at the pic that Moonshadow posted its the left bracket that "tucks" under the block.The right side is opposite and "faces" out.The brackets were missing comepletly on mine when I got the car.As far as overtightening the valley pan the same applies to the rocker covers.They dont need to be tightened much more than the valley cover because they also become distorted where the hold down bolts are.

  

I'd love a pic of the right side I just couldn't see where that one goes? Yep got the left side facing in . Bugger I haven't got any spare grommets for the valley pan and the old ones are quite hard... Might have to pinch one lot from a rocker cover and replace later..



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