How To Rebuild Your Ford V-8 351C-351M-400-429-460.pdf - Index of

1 12 ENGINE ASSEMBLY
With gasket in place, install oil pump and
driveshaft. No sealer is needed on this
gasket. '
429/460 oil-pump pickup centered as
viewed from underneath. Position 351 C or
351M/400 pickup so it will be level with
oil-pan bottom. Make final pickup adjustments
after installing oil pump.
Front section of a small-block Ford shows
the same oil-pump driveshaft setup as the
335 and 385 series engines. Collar at distributor-end
of driveshaft prevents shaft
from being pulled from pump and falling into
oil pan when distributor is removed. Drawing
courtesy Ford.
rear pan seals, right and left cork gaskets
and the attaching bolts. You'll need 19
1/4-20 x 518-inch-long bolts for a 4291460,
otherwise you'll need 16. You'll also need
4 5/16-18 x 314-inch-long bolts with lockwashers,
to go directly adjacent to the
front and rear pan seals. The 4 larger bolts
pull the pan down against the resisting
force of the front-cover and rear-cap oilpan
seals. The force required to do this
would strip a 1/4-20 thread.
With the block upside down, apply
adhesive-type sealer to the block's gasket
surface, then lay the cork gaskets on the
block-after you've figured out which one
goes where and in which direction. After
the gaskets are in place, put the frontcover
and rear-main-cap seals into place.
These rascals can be tough! First, put a
little dab of silicone sealer at the end of
the cork seals where the neoprene seals
will join them. With the seals in place,
work them down into their grooves with
your thumb, particularly where they join
the cork gaskets.
Using a large adjustable wrench to position 351 C oil-pump pickup.
With end seals located on front cover and rear main-bearing cap, fit cork pan gaskets.
Projections from cork-gasket ends fit between end seals and block at front and rear
cover. A small dab of sealer at the four joints readies the engine for the pan.