223 rockers question

[Rmvr53]

Just had a 64 223 given to me, has new push rods but supposedly the cups are bad on a couple of rocker arms and the push rods wont stay in place. I have a 58 223, will the rockers from the 58 work on the 64?

thanks

Bill

 

[dmsfrr]

Everything on the internet is true?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Straight-6_engine#Second_generation

"The second generation was a newly designed six-cylinder, produced from 1952 through 1964 and shared many parts with Ford Y blocks such as the entire valve train and...."

 

[Rmvr53]

yup - found a couple of site offering rocker arms with single part numbers for 223 54-64 so I guess I found my own answer as well...

thanks all

 

[darrell]

im sure they will interchange but later 223 rockers were much different.they were a spring loaded affair.the rocker contained a spring and plunger which kept down valva noise.