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    Gasket for a 351 Cleveland

     



    I am in the process of rebuilding a '67 Mustang with a 351 Cleveland. The problem I've run into is that the intake manifold gaskets have the water inlet at the top and my heads have the water inlet at the bottom. I cannot find any listing for gaskets with the water inlet at the bottom. Does any one have a clue as to where I can look for the correct gaskets ? Thanks, Tim

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    Welcome aboard Komisarz,

    Since you're new here and don't know my twisted sense of humor I'll resist saying, "just flip the gaskets over!"

    As the Cleveland isn't stock to a '67 I would suggest you run the engine serial number for authentication of the year and model of the engine. Given that, a decent parts guy should be able to figure the correct application. An alternative would be to get the casting numbers from the heads and have those run. Let us know if that works for you.

    Here's a link to a site that explains the variants available in the Cleveland and M blocks as well as what's interchangeable. Based on what it says, there shouldn't be a problem. http://home.earthlink.net/~bubbaf250...history03.html
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    head gaskets

     



    it sounds like someone sold you 351w gaskets not clev

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    Komisarz57: Okay, first of all make sure that they didn't sell you a 351 Windsor head gasket instead of a 351 Cleaveland head gasket. I don't know whether your running 2-barell head or a 4-barell head, there are some different head gaskets for these heads but, they dont talk about the differences. Okay, McCords has a head gasket for the Cleaveland 2- barell (#6850M). Fel Pro makes head gaskets for it and these are all different thicknesses and, in my book,FORD PERFORMANCE, it shows you how you should drill a 5/32 inch hole in each gasket to relieve pressure from steam that canbuild up and cause premature gasket failure. This is recomended for street cars, circle tracks, and extended high R.P.M. use. You might want to buy this book. Like the other guys told you they probably sold the wrong head gasket. I have a 351 Cleaveland in my garage that I'm working on too.
    On the passengers side of the car at the rear of the engine you should find an I.D. number. It should start out with a D if it is a Cleaveland, they were only made for 3 1/2 years from 1970 to 1973.If the number on the block don't start with the letter D and then 0 thru 3 then you don't have a cleveland. and boss 302 didn't start in prodution till 1969 to 1970.and that was the earliest that the cleveland style head was produced.Fords intake manifold gasget is a pan that go's under the intake and is made of stamped steel and it keeps the heat away from the intake manifold this is what I'm useing.If the stock intake manifold is on the motor you can use the number off that, to I.D. the motor instead of the block.
    hope this helps some!

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    Last edited by vara4; 01-11-2004 at 08:40 PM.

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    I need some help with my mustang (motor mounts)!

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    Xanth; What kind of motor and what is it going into.?

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