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I placed an order with Waldron's on my 56 Country Sedan few weeks ago. 8 week lead. I have 57' manifolds on the 312 and hope all fits well and made sure I mentioned out the sides on tail pipes for good measure..

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! 40 Deluxe - I pulled pan and saw right away what I did wrong when I replaced the shifter shaft seal and put back together. I did assemble wrong....:rolleyes: After I fixed my error I followed the Ford Transmission shop manual to adjusted the shifter...

My Country Sedan was also built in Long Beach and never left Long Beach till 2018.

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! That is great! Happy I could contribute.

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! Thank you all for input. I did re-seal the torque converter, piston seals and new rings on input shaft with taking note to insure the rings were not lined up. Pulled valve body out but did not tear down. New filter. Tubes did come out and new...

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! Great insight! Thank you.

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! This is great info! I was not aware a wire existed. I will research it.

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! Yes I did repalce those two seals along with the two band actuators and some metal ring seals. Did not go into the clutch pack. I do believe I missed an engagement somewhere. Wagon will roll in park and when I try to move column shifter to Drive...

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! Fish paper...that is a new term to me. I'll look it up. Thanks for the tip!

Re: 56' 312 No Spark..finally figured it out! Yes! Temp fix for now. That kit is not a lot of $$ and will go that route before I get on the road. Thought I'd share that kit as I couldn't find it anywhere on traditional car part sites other than that tractor supply. I have bigger issues now...

I learned best way to ship some of these oversized items is through Fastenal. They ship store to store for a reasonable price.

This post is to share how I pulled my hair out for month troubleshooting a no spark situation. I scoured this forum and couldn't find a clear solution and learned alot as I read to lead me to thinking clearly. I been cosmetically restoring my 312 to solve major leaks and replacing components...

Yes, rubber that has been compressed. I have not read or seen a mod like what you are leading to. Block number tells me a 57' and crank is 312. Just speculating as you that it was some mod drilled into that location. Just par for the course for my wagon. I have found so many different year parts...

My thoughts as well. I feel it is a sensor of some sort, but I do not see any reference photos or manuals that show that feature. Appears that a wire attached to it with a nut. This is a 57 replacement motor that may have come from a truck I'm gathering.

As I'm cleaning up my 312 57' block in my 56' Country Sedan painting as I go, I saw a port not shown in any pictures I could find nor this post. Take a look at the circled feature. I'm assuming it is in a water jacket location and just a plug of some sort? Any ideas to help me understand the...