DEMO - 1959 Ford Thunderbird Shop Manual - ForelPublishing.com

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Section
PART
1-3
THUNDERBIRD 430 SPECIAL
V-8
Page
1 Description 1-48
2 Engine Removal and
Installation 1-52
3 Engine Disassembly (Engine
Removed) 1-54
4 Disassembly and Assembly
of Component Parts 1-56
Section
Page
Valve Rocker Arm Shaft. 1-56
Cylinder Heads 1-56
Hydraulic Valve Lifters . . 1-57
Pistons and Connecting
Rods 1-58
Oil- Vacuum Pump 1-59
Section
Pare
5 Engine Assembly (Engine
Removed) 1-61
6 Repair Operations (Engine
Installed) 1-68
Engine Supports 1-68
Intake Manifold 1-68
Cylinder Heads 1-69
Crankshaft Damper 1-70
Cylinder Front Cover and
Timing Chain 1-70
Camshaft 1-70
Hydraulic Valve Lifter
Replacement 1-71
Flywheel 1-71
Oil Filter Replacement. . . 1-71
Oil Pan and Oil- Vacuum
Pump 1-71
|| DESCRIPTION
The Thunderbird 430 Special V-8
engine (Fig. 1) has a 4.30-inch bore
and a 3.70-inch stroke and a total
piston displacement of 430 cubic
inches. It has a compression ratio of
10.0:1. The patent plate symbol for
the engine is "J."
MANIFOLDS
The intake manifold is water heated
to assist in vaporizing the incoming
fuel charge. The water passages are
located beneath the fuel passages.
Refer to "Cooling System" in this sec
tion for a description of the water
circulation through the manifold.
The intake manifold has two sets
of fuel passages, each with its own
separate inlet connection to the car
buretor (Fig. 2). The right side of the
carburetor feeds Nos. 1, 4, 6 and 7
cylinders and the left side feeds Nos.
2, 3, 5,
and 8 cylinders.
CYLINDER HEADS
The cylinder head assemblies con
tain the valves and the valve rocker
arm shaft assembly. Valve guides are
an integral part of the head. The in
take and exhaust valve assemblies are
the rotating-type which rotate each
time the valve opens and closes. The
valve ports (Fig. 3) are water jacketed
and are arranged so that no two ex
haust valves are adjacent. The valves
are arranged from front to rear on the
right bank I-E-I-E-I-E-I-E, and on
the left bank E-I-E-I-E-I-E-I.
CYLINDER BLOCK
The combination oil and vacuum
pump is mounted to the engine block
at the front. The distributor is lo
cated at the front of the engine and
drives the oil pump through an inter
mediate drive shaft.
The combustion chambers are lo
cated in the cylinder block. The
chambers are formed by casting the
top of each bank at a 10 angle with
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