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Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:00 pm
by Dennis_Brown
Valve cover retainers
On the 26 motor did they use bolts or studs to hold the side cover on ?
Re: Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:31 pm
by Moxie26
Bolts on our '26
Re: Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:43 pm
by DanTreace
B McCalley CD encyl states:
OCT 26 1925, (Engine production records) Began using bolts on the valve doors.
Re: Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:50 pm
by speedytinc
I believe the bolts have rounded tops like the head bolts & the generator bracket bolts.
Re: Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:00 pm
by jsaylor
Yes, Domed Head, Stainless steel.
Re: Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:18 pm
by speedytinc
jsaylor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:00 pm
Yes, Domed Head, Stainless steel.
Not originally stainless.
Re: Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:19 pm
by RajoRacer
I don't believe Ford ever used stainless on T production.
Re: Valve cover on a 26 motor
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 3:53 pm
by TRDxB2
Parts books suggest 1926 were studs & 1927 were nickle head bolts. BUT 1926 could be/were replaced with the later version