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Greg Reimer 7376 · 10-31-2020, 02:41 PM

Seems that many an engine assembler putting together a 292 or a 312 would get his bare block on the stand, stick in the cam, the crank, the front cover and balancer, then put in the pistons and the rods, button things up, install the pan, pickup and the pump, then turn the engine over and start to install the lifters and then discover one of Ford's better ideas. It was the FE engine that went with a conventional lifter which Ford stayed with ever since. The lifters went into the block on the Y block first, then the cam slid in, then the rest of the bottom half went together. Lots of Ford line mechanics had a set of spring clothespins in their toolbox to hold those lifters up so they could replace a camshaft in the car if need be.

10-31-2020, 02:41 PM	#110
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,111 Likes: 164 Liked 649 Times in 208 Posts	Re: "Old School" Stocker Cams Seems that many an engine assembler putting together a 292 or a 312 would get his bare block on the stand, stick in the cam, the crank, the front cover and balancer, then put in the pistons and the rods, button things up, install the pan, pickup and the pump, then turn the engine over and start to install the lifters and then discover one of Ford's better ideas. It was the FE engine that went with a conventional lifter which Ford stayed with ever since. The lifters went into the block on the Y block first, then the cam slid in, then the rest of the bottom half went together. Lots of Ford line mechanics had a set of spring clothespins in their toolbox to hold those lifters up so they could replace a camshaft in the car if need be.