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09-05-2004 11:23 AM #1
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74 ford 400 heads
can any one gimme advice on my ford 400 please i really need advice on the heads the car cranks hard an sounds like crap when it starts please all advice is helpful
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09-05-2004 01:09 PM #2
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HMM, not without ANY information about the motor other than it's a ford 400 and you think theres somthing wrong with the heads, give a little more info and there are very nowlagble people on here that can help.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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09-05-2004 01:39 PM #3
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400 heads more info
when the car starts it shakes really bad an sounds like shit. the last person to work on the car was a chevy mechanic an tried to adjust the valves after he worked on it. it never ran the same the car has not been started in a few years an i am goin to try to fix it soon does that help a lil more
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09-05-2004 02:10 PM #4
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400 heads
nothing has been replaced except spark plugs and wires the last thing done to the vehicle was a valve job from a chevy mechanic an ever since it has been like this i really want to kno what i should to go about tryin to fix or figure out what the problem is. we think the problem is that the valves are to tight an i just want to know if that is possible because i have been told hydraulic lifters are not adjustable.
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09-05-2004 02:25 PM #5
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do all this while engine is running right ?
and will this be possible if they are hydraulic ?
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09-05-2004 02:27 PM #6
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im sorry if im being a bother i just am tryin to find all the info i can cause this is my first car an im tryin to do the work as cheap an is effective as i can thank u for ur patience
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09-05-2004 02:30 PM #7
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do u also think replacing the heads may be a good choice since the problem is the heads could that be a possibility ?
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09-05-2004 02:32 PM #8
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im really not sure what that website means could u please explain thank u ?
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09-05-2004 02:52 PM #9
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arent 400 and 400m exact same ?
just like the 351m/400 are the same on top end
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09-05-2004 07:19 PM #10
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the is only 1 Ford 400, the heads are the same as 2 barrel Cleveland or 351M75 GMC C-15 factory 454, automatic, lowered
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09-05-2004 08:04 PM #11
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the is only 1 Ford 400, the heads are the same as 2 barrel Cleveland or 351M
Well, I won't even pretend to know very much, but aren' there "open chamber" and "closed chamber" units? Which begs another question; What if ya leave the air injection ports open, and just plug off the ports on the ends of the castings??_________________Some day I be shinin' in the Boulavard windows
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