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jerry f 
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 Topic: 66 mustang thermostat housingPosted: October-21-2020 at 1:51pm |
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thanks any pics of the atom and tique
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-21-2020 at 7:50am |
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Jerry,
Nice to say the very least!
 I have a sound feeling you will do a fantastic job on the Mustang. |
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Posted: October-21-2020 at 7:04am |
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And.........since Jerry sent some pictures of some of his car projects, I figured I'd add them here.
He did mention that he's not exactly a "keep it original" kind of guy but that's OK
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Posted: October-21-2020 at 6:54am |
Here's Jerry's engine tag I'd say it's from a 70's or 80's Pleasurecraft 351 engine since they were located in Ohio in those years and it's reverse rotating and by the early 90's reverse rotating engines were pretty rare and PCM had moved to South Carolina. So my guess is somebody took a PCM engine out of a CC from those years and bolted on all the Interceptor stuff, sorta half keeping things original
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 7:26pm |
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You can click on the link below and look at the pictures of the front of the Interceptor engine for some similarities to yours. Here's a picture of the front of a 351PCM for comparison  |
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 6:14pm |
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Send me a picture of the tag and I'll post it, there's a lot of "non PCM" there. And lots of Interceptor parts including the thermostat cover and oil cooler and the alternator mounting location
The tag can be deciphered fairly easily. By 2003 a PCM Ford engine was a thing of the past unless it was a stockpiled replacement engine, but there is a lot of non PCM stuff bolted onto it like I mentioned. Also, the distributor is a clip down cap Prestolite that they quit using in 1986 but my x ray vision says there's an electronic module under the cap. I'd say that's a good thing The fuel line looks to be a combination of rubber and maybe steel in the pictures. Not picking on the engine, just pointing out some stuff that is "out of the ordinary" and trying to help you figure out what you have
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jerry f
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 6:04pm |
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there is a PCM tag on the motor and i did call them it is their motor from 2003
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 6:03pm |
  
 Here are Jerry's pictures of the engine I think it's a bit of a mixed breed pound puppy. I do see some Interceptor wording on the timing cover
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 8:19am |
Pete I'm feeling a little violated here with you knowing what I may or may not be up to Jerry you could e mail the pictures to keno439@gmail.com and they'll get posted here PS the picture of a little bit of the engine in your throttle cable thread says "it's not a PCM" or at least the external things like the alternator and exhaust manifolds aren't. I may be busy for a while tracking Pete's movements, but they'll get posted
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 8:12am |
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Jerry,
You can email me the picture and I will post them. I'm going to work shortly so I may not get to it till later. Ken's around all day so it may be better to send them to him? Here's a link to my email: |
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 7:30am |
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this is the set up on my 351W looks like the thermostat should be in the upper housing ??
cant get the photo to appear dont know why i was able to post a pic before under throttle cable thread now i cant upload pics of my thermostat housing which does not look like the pics you guys posted can i email pics to someone to post them?
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 7:28am |
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Jerry,
Do you have a IR temperature gun or can you borrow one? I ask because I suggest getting a true temp right at the T stat housing to confirm the running temp.
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Posted: October-19-2020 at 9:48pm |
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Pete will tell you to find a new mechanic as well
 
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Posted: October-19-2020 at 7:09pm |
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In the link below, in the second post, there's a picture showing where the thermostat is located on a PCM small block Ford.302/351
It's not between the block and the lower housing It's between the lower housing and the upper housing as shown in the picture
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Posted: October-19-2020 at 6:33pm |
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sorry forgot to say pleasurecraft tag on the motor repowered 2003
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Posted: October-19-2020 at 5:47pm |
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Pictures needed - no 66 mustang ever left the factory with a 351. Need to see who's engine conversion it has
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Posted: October-19-2020 at 5:28pm |
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new purchase----my 351W has no thermostat and the water temp gauge stays around 90Degrees. i took off the housing and there is no boss on the intake or the housing for a thermostat to sit in-- is this how it is supposed to be i always thought the water temp needs to get up to at least 140- local boat mechanic told me the boss on the intake is worn away, i doubt that could happen. edelbrock says the boss should be on the thermostat housing
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