Lewis
All you need to be concerned with is; does the water pump seal to
the cover; does the cover leak to the timing chain side. No leaks allowed.
The front cover is a fairly thin casting of aluminum; I would not
use a grinder here at all. The flow of antifreeze does not care if it
encounters a rough area. If the rough area is very sharp and might cut
you; then I would consider using a file to remove just the sharp edges.
The original 260 front cover uses an open back aluminum water pump.
The 289 front cover was redesigned and uses a closed back cast iron water
pump. Each seals differently and they are not interchangeable.
This is a picture of a front cover for an aluminum water pump.
http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/RonakCam/pt-RonakCam4.asp
This is a picture of the 289 front cover for a cast iron water pump.
Sorry for the long web address below; its all I could find.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-289-timing-cover-1965-C5OE-6059-A1_W0QQi
temZ8068399634QQcategoryZ33625QQssPageNameZWD6VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphot
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Ron Fraser
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From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of lgooch@satx.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:10 AM
To: lon@sedona.net; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Tiger Valuation
A question I hope someone can help me with. I took off the front cover on my
original 260 to use for my 302 and noticed that in the area where the water
pump goes (with the water pump out) that the bottom edge has been "chewed" a
bit like something passed through that should not have. It is just on the
lower lip of the water pump area near the outlet and the flat part is still
smooth. The question is should I go with that or better to look for another
or try to smooth it out with a grinder best I can? I plan to use one of the
lists recommened water pumps, maybe Edlebrock. Appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks Lewis
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