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| Author: | Thebearded1 [ Tue May 17, 2022 2:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | valve cover with ribs |
What year slant sixes came with valve cover that had the 4 ribs between the pvc and oil fill tube? Interested in one if anyone has one they don't want. Thanks Gene |
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| Author: | Greg Ondayko [ Tue May 17, 2022 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: valve cover with ribs |
Quote: What year slant sixes came with valve cover that had the 4 ribs between the pvc and oil fill tube?
I think '61-'69 possibly '60 but not sure.Interested in one if anyone has one they don't want. Thanks Gene Rob has one on a parts car to be scrapped tomorrow.. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=66591 Greg |
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| Author: | Thebearded1 [ Wed May 18, 2022 5:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: valve cover with ribs |
Thanks Greg! Just saw he posted pictures didn't realize he had that valve cover thanks for the heads up! Gene |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Wed May 18, 2022 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: valve cover with ribs |
Ribbed covers were used on the '60-'69 model engines. The very-very-very earliest covers, made in 1959 in the first couple months of the 1960 model year, have a different bolt pattern (head's different too). Odds are against ever seeing one of these. The rest of the '60 covers are taller at the back end than the '61-up covers—a change made so the 225 would (barely) clear the firewall-mounted heater box on a '61-'62 Lancer-Valiant. The '60-'65 covers have the front oil cap chimney, plus a shorter rear chimney where the road-draft tube or PCV valve cup attaches. '66-'69 covers have the front oil cap chimney and instead of the rear chimney there's a 1" diameter hole that accepts a rubber grommet which holds the PCV valve. Unless you have a reason to insist on 100 per cent originality in a pre-'66 engine, the '66-'69 cover's PCV arrangement is a whole lot easier to deal with and less messy. Its heater hose bracket mount is much sturdier, too. |
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| Author: | Thebearded1 [ Wed May 18, 2022 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: valve cover with ribs |
Thanks for the details Dan! No need for originality here so I will look for a 66-69. I just like the ribs more than the plain stamped one i currently have. Gene |
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