[DeTomaso] Help with a Windsor timing chain cover

JDeRyke at aol.com JDeRyke at aol.com
Wed Sep 17 12:10:26 EDT 2008


In a message dated 9/14/08 4:22:09 PM, cars at wt-inc.com writes:

> Dos anybody know the size of the hole in the (351-W) timing chain cover 
> that the dipstick presses into?  I have a cover from a rear sump engine that I 
> am converting to a front sump engine.  It has a boss that I can drill.  I just 
> need to know the size of the hole.
> 
If this engine is to be used in a Pantera, I'd first get the long tube from a 
351W van as suggested in earlier posts, and carefully measure that before 
drilling. Too big a hole will make a permanent mess that will be very hard to 
correct since that dipstick hole is considerably closer to the oil level than in 
a 351C. Note also the van tube and dipstick will need to be shortened to fit a 
Pantera, and there are two different types of 351W front covers: one has 
provisions for a mechanical fuel pump and one does not. Good luck- J Deryke



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