OK--NAPA DOES STILL HAVE THE ADAPTER--BUT WATCH OUT--DON'T BUY A 'KIT' THAT HAS BEEN OPENED AND THEN SORT OF 'RESEALED'.. I DID AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE ADAPTER---IT WAS 'TOO LOOSE'--AND NOTHING WAS IN THE PACKAGE THAT WENT THERE.....SOOOO... I 'MADE A 'GASKET' FROM SOME OLD RUBBER LAYING AROUND AND IT 'WORKED' OK... THEN....3 YEARS LATER I WAS COMING OFF THE E-WAY BY MY HOUSE AND NOTICED THE 'SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS GOING TO ZERO-----I PULLED IN THE RITE AID PARKING LOT AND SHUT DOWN.. LOOKED UNDER AND ALL MY OIL (6 QT.S) WERE ON THE GROUND.. IT WAS ALL COMING FROM THE OIL FILTER AREA..I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD FILTER...SO WENT IN RITE AID AND BOUGHT A NEW FILTER AND PUT 5 QT.S OF OIL IN.....STARTED UP....ALL OIL PUMPED TO GROUND.........CLEANED OFF GOOD ENOUGH TO SEE THAT MY 'GASKET' HAD 'FAILED'.....IT SWELLLED UP.CAUSEING IT TO LEAK AROUND THE SWELLED UP PLACES...(SOME RUBBER DOES THIS--SOME DOES NOT) AND ALL THE OIL WAS LEAKING PAST........CALLED FRIEND TO BRING ME SOME 'GASKET PAPER' AND 'MADE' A NEW GASKET FROM THAT..BOUGHT 6 MORE QT'S OF OIL....GOT HOME OK...BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS 'COLD' ON THE FIRST STARTS OF THE DAY---THIS LEAKED TOO, BUT ONLY A FEW DROPS....WENT TO NAPA (THE FIRST KIT WAS FROM A MAJOR T-BIRD PARTS DEPOT) I'M NOT GOING TO NAME NAMES----AND GOT THE NAPA KIT AND LOW AND BEHOLD---THERE IS A RUBBER GASKET IN THE KIT THAT DOES NOT SWELL UP FROM OIL HITTING IT...INSTALLED THIS----NOW ALL IS OK..BUT WHAT ABOUT THE 14 FOOT LONG OIL SLICK I LEFT IN RITE AIDS LOT??? I FELT BAD ABOUT POLLUTING AND MAKING A BIG MESS...SO I WENT IN RITE AID AND BOUGHT A BAG OF CAT LITTER FOR 5 WEEKS IN A ROW EVERY FRIDAY AND SPREAD IT AROUND TO CLEAN IT--AND THEN TOOK THE SWEEPINGS WITH ME...THE 4TH TIME I DID THIS THE OWNER OF RITE AID CAME OUTSIDE AND ASKED WHY I WAS CLEANING HIS PARKING LOT AND I SAID I WAS THE ONE WHO MESSED IT UP-----HE THANKED ME FOR 5 MINUTES--SAYING NOBODY DOES THAT ANYMORE----FINALLY, ABOUT A YEAR LATER, WHEN I DRIVE BYE RITE AID-- I LOOK OVER AT 'MY STAIN OF SHAME' AND NOW IT'S GONE--MY CAT LITTER AND THE RAIN SORT OF 'ERASED' IT.. NOW YOU CAN'T TELL IT WAS WHAT IT WAS.....SO BE CAREFUL OF OPENED PACKAGES--SOMEONE TOOK THAT GASKET--LEFT THE REST TO SCREW SOMEBODY (ME) AND THAT'S THAT.......BYE........ED

This was a great help, Thanks very much!

Darrell Howard Whitefish, MT Outlaw 56 Ford F-100's

You can modify the valley cover as detailed here:
http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Topic19139-6-1.aspx
I think cast covers look alright with breathers:
http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Topic3719-3-1.aspx


Lawrenceville, GA

I am new here, so hopefully I get this right. I have a 57 YBlock and purchased finned valley and valve covers. The original valley cover had a vent at the rear and an oil fill tube at the front. Unless I can modify the finned valley cover, I may have to return it and use the original. I do not want to modify the valve covers becasue they are so visible. Has anyone ever had this issue and if so, is there a solution to use the finned valley cover?

Darrell Howard Whitefish, MT Outlaw 56 Ford F-100's

Now I see...said the blind man, I'll get right on that and Thanks for all the help with this.

Definite Yes.  Once you have the spin on oil filter kit, then it’s simply a matter of removing the original nut and steel plate and replacing with the new pieces.  Be sure to remove the old gasket.  If you don’t find the kit, then any Y engine or 223 six cylinder engine from a ’57 and up will have the necessary pieces on them to accomplish the same thing as the kit.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Try NAPA they have them.

Tee Bird Products and the other resto suppliers will have the spin on adapter kit too.  Not sure local parts house will carry them?  Might have to mail-order.

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Sounds even better than breathers...could you explain how to hook up PCV setup. Also, is it worth the trouble to adapt to spin-on filter?

Ron: this might help, it's Ford's #B7A- 6714-A, it is the original adaptor kit number.

Paul