Valve Covers
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Printed Date: November-19-2024 at 12:27pm
Topic: Valve Covers
Posted By: SUNAPEE CROW
Subject: Valve Covers
Date Posted: March-28-2008 at 11:14pm
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I am interested in buying a set of finned aluminum valve covers for a PCM 351 Windsor.
I have struck out twice at flea markets. They were too tall and would not clear the exhust risers. |
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: March-29-2008 at 3:13am
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Forget the flea market and get yourself a Summit catalog. They got everything in there.
john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: adamt
Date Posted: March-29-2008 at 4:32am
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Here's a link to http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntt=aluminum+valve+covers&N=700+4294919746+115&Nao=0&Ntk=KeywordSearch#rstop - Summit ------------- -Adam 1973 Skier |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-29-2008 at 12:03pm
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Keep in mind that anything considered to be "stock height" will clear the risers without a problem. The "tall" style will interfere, or come very close. I know JoeinNY has a set of tall ones on his 408 and was able to fit them on with the PCM manifolds, but thats probably where you ran into problems in the past. ------------- |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: March-29-2008 at 2:04pm
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My ford racing tall ones fit (minor rubbing on one side a paper thinkness or two clearance on the other) but they wern't finned, tall and finned and I doubt you stand a chance. Standard height finned covers are on a few motors around here, I would say used ones would be found on ebay with some patience. My new hiteks I had made with a little bit more clearance (4-5mm) so my tight fitting days are over. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: SUNAPEE CROW
Date Posted: March-29-2008 at 4:20pm
| Thanks to all! I'll talk to a rep at Summit to assure that I am getting the low ones. Third try has to be a charm. |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: March-30-2008 at 3:17am
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Thanks for the link help Adam...75tique tried to help me on how to do that but I forgot. Use it or lose it.
john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: adamt
Date Posted: March-30-2008 at 3:58am
That's what I'm here for! ------------- -Adam 1973 Skier |
Posted By: Double Up
Date Posted: September-15-2008 at 8:20pm
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Which model am i looking for. i have a PCM 351 is it a Windsor small block? ------------- 1990 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: September-15-2008 at 8:45pm
Yes. ------------- |
Double Up wrote:Posted By: Double Up
Date Posted: September-15-2008 at 10:20pm
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So as long as it will fit a ford engine for a car it will fit the pcm 351 ( the standard size, not tall) and does this apply for other parts such as alternators, cap and rotor, plugs, carb? ------------- 1990 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: September-15-2008 at 10:40pm
Yes on the valve covers. Alternators and carbs need to be marine. Its fine to use standard plugs, but be sure to get the right ones for your engine (standard 351w's use Autolite 24's, HO's use 764's). The cap and rotor are marine and need to match your distributor. ------------- |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: September-16-2008 at 10:43am
there's nothing marine about the cap and rotor just as long as it matches the dist model your good to go, the base of the dist is what contains the marine specific items that make it a marine distributor. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |