Thread: Cylinder heads
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Old 06-25-2021, 02:38 PM   #11
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Default Re: Cylinder heads

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Originally Posted by bbrocksr View Post
Kube, On the early engines The valves are located closer to the cylinder on the left bank than on the right bank. apparently the reason for different cylinder heads.
The difference is 2 1/2 degrees according to the engineering drawings.
If valve clearance wasn't a problem why would Ford make a different head for each side?
Bill
Cooling ports in the heads were different left to right.
The valve location was NOT the reason for the different (left vs. right) heads.
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