Exhausst manifold
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rotorwrench
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Some of the cast iron production was consolidated under different part numbers after the change over from 8BA to EAB. I don't have any to compare since most of my stuff is Mercury related but there may be very little or no difference between the two part numbers.
V12Bill
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Thank you, I would appreciate that.
A bones
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Tubman will get you straight. He is one of our better assets.
I was referring to the Thread Title only. As your user name might not interest some one who knew the answer. Causing them to skip over your thread.
tubman
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OK. I just got back from my shop and have it all figured out Basically, what is happening is that the car pan has the dipstick tube coming up between the front and center exhaust ports, while the truck pan has it coming up between the middle and back exhaust ports. That means that the exhaust manifold is closer to the block in the back for a car and closer to the block in the front for a truck. In the following pictures, the manifold on the red engine is a truck manifold, while the individual manifold is a car manifold. In both instances, the left hand of the manifold goes towards the front of the car. I think the differences are self-explanatory.
"V12Bill", I don't see how you could have a car drivers manifold on your truck, because the outlet goes right where the motor mount is on a truck. The crossover pipe goes in front of the engine on a car and under the engine on a truck. The picture of the car with the Fenton headers is just there to show where the dipstick tube is on a car. Here's the pictures :
"V12Bill", I don't see how you could have a car drivers manifold on your truck, because the outlet goes right where the motor mount is on a truck. The crossover pipe goes in front of the engine on a car and under the engine on a truck. The picture of the car with the Fenton headers is just there to show where the dipstick tube is on a car. Here's the pictures :
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V12Bill
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Re: Exhaust manifold
Tubman, Thanks for your reply and the pictures. Everything is now clear, even though I now have a new can of worms to untangle. I think that the car exhaust that you show is from a 1952 or 3 car. The crossover pipe would be in front of the engine. The shoe box cars had the crossover under the engine and they are the manifolds that I have. Again the yahoos who swapped engines in my truck strike again. Obviously they had the correct 8RT engine to start with and choose to toss all the exterior goodies that make it an 8RT. They forced the 8BA engine in its place( wrong starter plate, wrong water pumps and who knows what else).
I wonder if headers would solve my problems or create new ones?
Tubman, Thanks for your reply and the pictures. Everything is now clear, even though I now have a new can of worms to untangle. I think that the car exhaust that you show is from a 1952 or 3 car. The crossover pipe would be in front of the engine. The shoe box cars had the crossover under the engine and they are the manifolds that I have. Again the yahoos who swapped engines in my truck strike again. Obviously they had the correct 8RT engine to start with and choose to toss all the exterior goodies that make it an 8RT. They forced the 8BA engine in its place( wrong starter plate, wrong water pumps and who knows what else).
I wonder if headers would solve my problems or create new ones?
tubman
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Nope, that drivers side exhaust manifold is one I took of my '51 Ford in 1987 when I installed the Fenton headers, and there is no question that it was the original system. Shoeboxes had the crossover in front of the engine. I believe that all '49-'53 Fords used the same pipe.
It doesn't make a heck of a lot of difference though, because the parts you need to fix it right are pretty easy to find and usually cheap when you do. I think I may have a spare set of truck exhaust manifolds myself. As for headers, I really like the Fentons; they have been on there since 1987, and when I swapped engines last year, I cleaned 'em up and they looked brand new. The sound great and don't leak. In my book you can't beat 'em.
It doesn't make a heck of a lot of difference though, because the parts you need to fix it right are pretty easy to find and usually cheap when you do. I think I may have a spare set of truck exhaust manifolds myself. As for headers, I really like the Fentons; they have been on there since 1987, and when I swapped engines last year, I cleaned 'em up and they looked brand new. The sound great and don't leak. In my book you can't beat 'em.