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

Yes, 429/460 head bolts are different
length. Long ones are for the bottom row
and the short ones for the top row.
Oil head-bolt threads. Make sure they are clean first. Refer to the table for torque values
and tightening sequence. I recommend retorquing head bolts after you've run the engine.
To keep the cylinders free of moisture
and dirt, install an old set of spark plugs
in your heads, some you won't mind
getting broken. Secure the dip-stick tube.
to the front of the right head if you have
a 351C or 351M1400.
VALVE TRAIN
To complete your engine's valve-train
assembly you'!! need 16 valve lifters, pushrods,
rocker arms, fulcrliins and nuts or
bolts. You'll also need your squiri can
full of oil or oil additive.
Install the Valve Lifters-Begin putting
the final touch on your valve train by installing
the valve lifters. If you have new
ones, you can install .themlin any order;
used ones must be installed in the bores
they were removed from. Prime your
hydraulic lifters by filling them with oil.
Force oil in the side of each lifter with
your squirt can until it comes out the top
oil hole. After priming the lifter, oil its
OD, coat its foot with moly, then install
the lifter in its b0~e.
Pushrods Are Next-With the lifters in
place, slide each pushrod into a head and
on the center of a lifter. If you are installing
new pushrods, they can go in
either way. Install old pushrods end-forend-the
end that operated at the lifter
should now be at the rocker arm. You
can tell which end was which by looking
at the wear pattern on the ends. The wear
pattern on the lifter end will be much
smaller than that at the rocker-arm end.
If the ball at the rocker-arm end has worn
so it is egg-shaped, replace the pushrod.
Install the Rocker Arms-Your engine will
be equipped with cast-iron rocker arms,
or stamped-steel ones-non-adjustable un-
Step 351 C-2V & 4V 351 C Boss & HO 4291460
1 65 65 = 75
2 75 80 105
3 95-1 05 final 100 130-140 final
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Cylinder-head-bolt torque sequence and torque values in foot-pounds. Make sure you
torque your head bolts in the steps and sequence specified, otherwise don't complain
when you are faced with a blown head gasket.
less it is a 351 C Boss, HO, a 429SCJ or an
early 429CJ. Regardless of the type of
rocker arms your engine has, relubricate
the rockers prior to installation. Oil their
fulcrum- and pushrod-contact points, and
apply moly grease to the valve-stem tips.
Begin the installation by fitting the
rocker arms, pivots and nuts or bolts to
the head. If you are installing your old
rockers and pivots, remember to keep
them together. Set the rocker arm on its
pushrod and valve tip.
120
125(hol) final