I have a suggestion while you have it apart.You might consider blocking or restricting the heat passage crossover from head to head through the intake.Keeps the heat off the carb for summer driving.As long as you either remove the heatriser or wire it so it stays open.You can use a couple of pieces of tin or aluminium to cover the openings in the heads before you drop the gaskets in place.They also sell a restricted gasket set which leaves a small opening for heat to crossover.

  

Not sure what you mean by a "Street L"





54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

A street elbow is a 90 bend. It has male threads on one end and female on the other.



1957 Fairlane

Its a plumber term not a Y block term lol.

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia

Like Royce says, Keep the idiot lights as well, I have heard and know of many stories when people were driving home late at night and not watching their guages and lost their motor. the idiot lights get your attention and they have saved me motors before where without them I would have been like the others and probably lost a motor from not paying attention to the guages, but when a red light comes on you wake up even if you are driving in your sleep, they are fool proof! Dont disregaurd them!

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

To clarify, the restricted intake gaskets that Old Car Mark refers to, are originally a truck item. The heat opening is about 1/4 the size of a standard gasket opening. If you can't find them at you local parts store, the're available by mail from Gasket City Hamilton Ontario Canada. www.gasketcity.com or Al @ 905-679-6597. He has extensive stock of vintage gaskets & seals. Also places Ads in Hemmings. Prices seem quite reasonable. (I'm not associated with the company)

Paul

If you have never used a pipe tap take your time. Make sure it is perpendicular to the place in the manifold where you have drilled the hole. Some taps have a centering hole in the back and if you can set the whole thing up in a drill press with a punch in the chuck and have some one keep a slight steady pressure to start it straight as you start turning in the tap. Take it slow as a pipe tap is tappered and if you go too far you can't put the treads back in. Back out every so often and try the fitting so you know where you are with the fit. Use a lubicant, I like "rapid tap" for doing this kind of a job.

I personally do not like teflon tape for a sealant just because of its looks and use Permatex #2 or the equivalant just a personal choice. If the line has an adapter remember to hold it with a wrench when you tighten the gauge line into it.

Most of this is common practice but when I'm drilling a hole in something a don't to screw up; I talk out every step first and set out everything I'm going to need. I agree with doing it right behind the thermostat; I carry a IR gun in my glove compartment and that's the hottest stop I have found...............Good luck

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Would it be possible for someone to post a pick of the oil pressure sending unit installed. My block was rebuilt and the builder plugged all the holes in the block on the oil pump side of my 292.

There are three locations with female hex pipe plugs front middle and last behind the oil filter, which would be a real pain to plumb, and two square pipe plugs under the forward freeze plug. I am going to use the gage in the speedo head but after reading this post I may tee it off and mount an idiot light as well. I tried removing the middle plug but it just strips out the plug.

Thanks

John

Yes, that's it.



54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Any of the threaded oil holes in the oil filter side of the block will be suitable for an oil pressure gauge line or sending unit to be hooked up to. On some blocks, there are five potential locations. Here’s a picture of a block that has four potential locations.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)