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I'm having trouble finding replacement stabilizer bar links for my 54 Mercury Monterey. Part number is MEK-55495-A. Are the links for a 54 Ford the same? Several suppliers have the Ford links but can't tell me for certain they're the same for Mercury. I did find one nos link on eBay but I...

As an aside, while I was waiting for my top dead center tool, I used my borescope to finally locate a block casting id. Happy to see 6015 A though that still doesn't tell me 292 or 312. Now where can I find the head casting id assuming the heads may be original to a 6015 A block?

Timing mark issue resolved. I removed the paint (see above) and found no indication of a timing mark so...I decided to start from scratch. Bought a top dead center tool from Amazon, course, for $20. With it I located top dead center on number 1 in about 10 minutes. I repainted the area...

I'm thinking of removing the paint (paint stripper) to see if there is a line or notch under it. Seems like there should be some original mark.

A '54 Merc Monterey with a 292 c.i. transplant. I think the motor is a 1961 vintage, possibly from a truck.

The timing mark on my 292 is a painted section approximately the same size as the pointer (see picture). I got everything reassembled (manifold, new carb & refreshed distributor) and timed it approximately like you see in the picture. Motor runs great but no road test yet - it's still mud...

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Exactly what I see in my case, head ports are slightly than the manifold ports. For some reason I thought they would be the same.

Yes,ECZ 9425 B. I didn't realize there were two 9425 B's.

What's the best sealant for valley pan w/cork gasket, intake manifold gaskets and valve cover gaskets?

Very stock engine. It's been bored .030 and that's it as far as I know. I am still going Edelbrock 1403. Don't have a distributor yet but at least I know what to look thanks to you and the rest of the Ford Barn forum members.

When I bought my 9425 B manifold is was careful to compare port size to the old manifold I removed from the car. Today I got the 9425 B back from the paint shop and decided to compare its port size.to the heads. The port on the head is about an 1/8 inch longer. Is this a problem? I put the...

Needed for a 292 c.i. upgrade to a "B" intake and Edelbrock carb.

Great read. I enjoy knowing more about these technologies. Thanks

Great read. I enjoy knowing more about these technologies. Thanks